One thing most leaders fail to do
Achieving a level of mastery over what we do is core to our confidence as leaders. Josh Kayman says it takes 20hrs of practice to be ‘pretty good’ – Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000hrs of practice to be ‘expert’. They both agree that practice is key to mastering a craft. And yet….as leaders, we’re […]
How to make it easier for people to do business with you
David Rock says there are 5 buttons we can press on humans that result in derailing, disruptive behaviour. We literally fight, flee or freeze – none of them particularly useful when collaborating! The buttons are: Status Certainty Autonomy Relationships Fairness For many years I could be a bit tricky to work with – people assumed […]
Join me at the world’s leading festival for business and creativity!
I’m really excited to be MC’g at Pausefest in Feb this year – the world’s leading festival for business and creativity. Pause Fest is an independent, industry-driven movement with a mission to bring diverse intelligence together to fuel the next generation forward – described as ‘Australia’s SXSW’, ‘Octoberfest for Business’ and ‘Woodstock for digital natives’. In 2019, they welcomed […]
I have to lead like a parent because my people act like children.
If your people are acting like children, then they’ve likely been made to feel like children by you. – Jeff Nischwitz When I first started working with many of my clients, their mindest was firmly in ‘our people need looking after’ mode, which is lovely, but misguided. These are professionals with families, mortgages and a […]
How to beat the post-holiday Blahs 😒
Only the second day back to work for me, and I’m definitely feeling the post-holiday blahs! Not post-holiday blue, just blah. It is WAY harder than I expected to be getting up earlier, going back to personal training, being more disciplined around the house and (even harder) disciplined in my brain – OMG, where did […]
12 assumptions to challenge for 2020
Change has an end date. Not any more. Change has changed. It makes people anxious if they know organisational change is coming, so keep it secret. They already know. They’re already anxious. And no-one likes surprises. Carrot and stick change strategies work. For horses perhaps. 10yrs and a Degree is essential. With the exception of […]
Be an expert on the problem, not the solution
In the space of one day I was coaching both the CEO of a start-up and the HR Manager of an ASX listed company. And despite the enormous differences in their worlds, we were having the same conversation. He was struggling to sell his product to corporate executives. She was struggling to influence her exec […]
3 stages of influence
I was talking to a well-known Talent Tech founder today about why he is such a successful salesperson, and it made us reflect on the changing nature of sales – and how it’s intrinsically linked to influencing and collaborating. The nature of influence has changed: Tell – using authority and expertise Sell – persuade others […]
Confidence – the foundation of leadership
According to Francisco Dao, without confidence, no-one will follow you. I’m inclined to agree. So what knocks our confidence? What happens to change our state from feeling good to not so good? Changed environment – could be a new company, a new project or a new colleague that knocks our equilibrium. Low resilience – a […]
4 steps to building a team that can think outside the box
I’ve been reading Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed this week, and I’m enjoying his commentary on the deliberate construct of teams to thrive in a complex world. “The growth of the future will be catalyzed by those who can transcend the categories we impose on on the world” In a nutshell, this means “think outside […]
