Welcome to the B-Suite
“Not all leaders want to become a C-Suite executive, but they should all be enabled to operate like one.” All leaders are too busy – and they are getting busier. All leaders yearn for more space to think but rarely get it. All leaders wish it were easier to get sh*t done, but instead, it’s […]
Be the river not the rock
Seeking to minimise the effect of change is totally normal. But are you being a river or a rock?
99% of problems are not worth solving
One of my coaching clients had a penchant for ‘turning over rocks’ and solving what-ever he found beneath. It meant that he was incredibly busy, and lots of people were grateful to him for fixing up their issues, but he failed to drive a reputation as a great problem solver. Instead he developed a lesser […]
There’s no such thing as a diplomatic hand grenade.
Go ahead, avoid those difficult conversations.
Wait, what did you say? How can you avoid difficult conversations and still be productive? What rubbish!
But it’s what you want to do – admit it.
Difficult conversations are SO against our nature, that right now more than 50% of your workforce is avoiding having one, and 11% will even quit their job – yes actually quit – in order to avoid one.
We spend $$$ training our people to have difficult conversations. We should be teaching them to avoid conversations getting difficult in the first place.
When we get through this / when this is over
So Victoria went into lockdown 2.0 this week. And THIS time, I’ve decided to do lockdown better – after all, I’ve got a second chance. Last time, I hunkered down, got busy and passed the time until it was over – but I didn’t do anything particularly smart about my change in circumstance, so I’m […]
Ever wondered how some people seem to be immune to disruption?
In all the chaos that seems to be going on, have you spotted those few people that seem to glide from one surprise to another without showing any surprise – almost as they were ready for it? Are you one of those? Or are you more like me – a bit tired of being disrupted, […]
The surprising truth about your bad boss
65% of employees said they’d forgo a payrise to see their leader fired. Yes actually fired!
How to get your boss to help build your brand
Not so long ago, I was lucky enough to have a fantastic boss who really elevated the reputation and profile of those working for her. This hadn’t happened to me before, but rather than decide that all my previous managers had been evil megalomaniacs, I did some self reflection. It turns out that I had […]
Building your reputation? 5 things you need to know
Mark Schaefer, who wrote the book “Known – the handbook for building & unleashing your personal brand in the digital age” says that there are five things that you need to know in order to build your reputation. it’s not about passion it is about purpose you don’t have to be an expert the right […]
Are you making this easy mistake?
A colleague of mine just spent three days trying to secure time in her client’s diary. Three days and apparently more than 10 emails. Turns out he was making an easy mistake. He was being too nice. Have you ever done the endless back-and-forth of diary management and wished there was another way? You’re not […]
