Three Short but Powerful Leadership Lessons
Life is busy and finding the time to improve performance can be a struggle. With this in mind, I have put together three very short but powerful leadership lessons. Its more than simply knowing [...]
How to use control and freedom to improve performance
This is a useful exercise in considering the extent of control and freedom we impose on ourselves as individuals, teams and organisations. In doing so, this allows us to consider alternative options so that we [...]
How changing your focus changes what is truly possible
Success. Progress. Growth. Fulfilment. Some of those objectives that remain elusive for so many individuals and teams which as a result, are commonly brought up in coaching sessions. Take a moment to ask yourself an [...]
How to work through your ‘to do’ list like never before!
Use this process to improve how you organise your tasks and manage your workload more effectively. Lose the drift and list your tasks. Do not allow yourself to drift aimlessly from week to week. [...]
Making plans for the coming year? How asking the right questions will help!
Its that time of year when teams are beginning to think about their plans for the coming twelve months. But as they do so, are they really asking themselves the right questions? In asking the [...]
The Simple but Powerful way to Increase your Productivity and Reduce Stress.
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with your workload? Have you a seemingly never-ending list of tasks that you never seem to get through? Are you experiencing stress and anxiety when facing into the busy day [...]
Do something today that you’re actually going to remember
Are you creating the dedicated space in your schedule to develop yourself professionally and personally each and every day? Or are you drifting along and like a goldfish, struggling to remember what you did [...]
Why goals are never enough?
Have you ever noticed how obsessed children can become with an activity? Whether it’s a sport or hobby, they appear to think about nothing else day or night. It becomes their singular focus and they [...]
Performance Enhancement? Opposites attract!
There are always alternative ways to enhance performance. Here, I outline some apparently opposite approaches but isn't that what makes life interesting! Implementing or breaking the rules? Lost your focus of late? If so, [...]
Wanted: Non-Conformists to improve performance!
Are you a non-conformist? If so, you might just be the type of person that high performance organisations are looking for. We're all very familiar with non-conformists that have transformed the business world such [...]
Is your learning fit for purpose?
How many books have you read? How many podcasts have you listened to? Only for those brilliant insights and information to gradually disappear over time like a puddle on a hot summers day. Many of [...]
Lessons on Organisational Culture: A Hidden Story
We are all familiar with the extraordinary story of Nelson Mandela. An inspirational visionary leader that changed a nation. There is however, another story. One that is perhaps less well known but nonetheless teaches [...]
Time to Put Yourself in the Driving Seat
High performance leaders understand the necessity for on-going personal and professional growth, learning and development. They are fully committed and understand how essential it is for success and optimum performance. So too do they recognise [...]
How in control of your time are you?
How in control of your time are you? Are you constantly reacting to crisis after crisis or simply struggling to get work done? Maybe, your time management skills are quite good but you're wondering how [...]
Willing to try something new today?
How often do you sit in meetings that drain you of all motivation? Mundane and boring, it can feel as though it is simply a ‘box ticking’ exercise or Groundhog Day! Instead, how about holding [...]
How Managers can Improve Team Performance
As a manager what can you do you improve team performance? To begin with its essential to have clarity in terms of your own role and objectives. 1. Increase levels of engagement and motivation within [...]
Questioning your Direction in Life?
Why is it that so many people today are quietly questioning the direction that they are travelling in life? Too proud (or maybe stubborn) to speak to others about that niggling doubt that exists. Whether it is their [...]
Redesigning the ‘Work Life Balance’ Perspective
There is no doubt that the boundaries between our professional and personal lives are today more permeable and flexible than ever before. The infamous 'work life balance' for many is more of a struggle today [...]
Time to turn off the Autopilot
Too many people are living life as if it were a rehearsal. Drifting along on autopilot and vaguely hoping that at some point in the future, things will improve. If this is you, then let [...]
Learn when saying ‘no’ is the right thing to do!
Are you experiencing unrelenting pressure in terms of demands on your time? Has your own success become your worst enemy? I’ve recently been providing a lot of one to one executive coaching to a number [...]
The Secrets of High Performance
The good news is that high performance is something that is available to everybody. It does however require a specific mindset that needs to be developed. To begin with, high performers consistently seek greater clarity. [...]
Move Your Meetings in the Right Direction
Have you noticed how the quality of our thinking and creativity often improves as we move? Many workplaces are now realising this and incorporating 'walking meetings' into their daily activities. Replacing the traditional boardroom and [...]
Warning: Innovation is not an event
You may have noticed recently that many of the articles on innovation speak about it as if this were an event. Truly successful businesses and professionals understand that in reality innovation is not an event, [...]
Deep Work & the Myth of Busy
The busier we are the better. Surely yes? Well, actually the answer in reality is more than likely a resounding 'no'. For sure, each day we rush from meeting to meeting, spend an extraordinary [...]
Discover this new way to attack ideas, not people
Learn more here on how to encourage and generate a learning culture where ideas are truly valued. Discover this new way to attack ideas and not people! Here, we learn some simple steps that [...]