Sep 21, 2018 | Women in Leadership
Some years ago, my daughter and I travelled to New Zealand for a work conference that I attended. At the time, my daughter was a teenager. Crazily, I decided to hire a campervan in New Zealand and travel for a week for mother-daughter bonding prior to the...
Sep 13, 2018 | Women in Leadership
I grew up in a small outback central western Queensland town called Barcaldine. There were about 2,200 people in the shire and probably 1,500 in the town itself. The really interesting thing about growing up in a small town is that you have a cross-section of people...
Sep 6, 2018 | Women in Leadership
The task that remains is to cope with our interdependence – to see ourselves reflected in every other human being and to respect and honour our differences. Melba Pattillo Beals One day a client of mine invited my family to attend one of my client’s annual...
Aug 30, 2018 | Women in Leadership
I love sleep. My life has a tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know? Ernest Hemingway Life is busy today in our modern lifestyle. There is no question about that. Business and life cycles move fast and require us to achieve a lot in our day. In my case,...
Aug 24, 2018 | Women in Leadership
Sometimes there are no answers in life only questions.” Denise Gibbons If you are a regular reader, you may have noticed that I missed writing last week. I had an unfortunate incident on the day that I write. I caused a man to fall off his scooter which caused...
Aug 9, 2018 | Women in Leadership
The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. H P Lovecraft How do we bring out the best in people at work? How do we improve performance? Unfortunately, now, there is no cookie-cutter formula that I can give you to roll out to everyone on your team....
Aug 2, 2018 | Women in Leadership
I think a lot but I don’t say much. Anne Frank I am an introvert. Some people would question this because I’m not shy and I love helping people. I am quiet most of the time as well as reserved about how I speak and act. This does not mean that I’m shy. On...
Jul 26, 2018 | Women in Leadership
Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from our own actions. Dalai Lama Once when my daughter was at school she came home with her hair infested with nits. It was my task to wash her hair and rid it of this infestation. All I wanted to do...
Jul 12, 2018 | Women in Leadership
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin Last week, I talked about the ‘Always On’ virus that has crept into our work places. This week I wanted to continue that discussion to suggest some tools to help you navigate our changed work and life...
Jul 5, 2018 | Women in Leadership
“It’s really hard to adapt, learn, grow, care, create or simply handle life’s challenges when we’re energy depleted.” ExIQ Insight The pace of modern business life is creating a national human energy crisis according to a recent joint survey by...
