As some of you know Deborah Nanschild and I co- facilitate a senior leadership program called Transformational Leadership (which is starting at the end of this month again if you are interested). As with all programs, as part of my…
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Priming for my best year yet!
As we come to the end of the year it is a great time to reflect on what has happened in our lives, our accomplishments and learnings over the past 12 months, and begin to think about preparing for next…
Posted in On Success
Hope – Keeping The Light Shining!
Einstein said, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow”. If you listen to the news there seems to be so much going on – increased complexity, economic pressures, chaotic weather changes, the tyranny of busyness and urgency,…
Posted in On Health and Wellbeing
Living Your Passion
I have had a really exciting few weeks. I was a finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards. The process of going through the application, interview and then the awards was incredibly affirming and reinforced for me how passionate I…
Posted in Creating Prefered Future's
Reflecting On Everyday Accomplishments
As I mentioned, last weekend I was sitting at my dining table in Jindabyne looking out over the beautiful lake feeling immense gratitude for my life. Even though the season hasn’t been fabulous Helmut and I skied 20 days and…
Posted in On Balance
Appreciative Inquiry
The brain is a funny thing. We are hardwired for survival – to look for threats and notice what doesn’t fit with our values. What is really fascinating is that when we begin to notice and appreciate the ordinary as…
Posted in On Running Your Brain
Having Fun!
One of the great joys in my life is being able to spend time in the mountains both summer and winter. We have a holiday home on the lake in Jindabyne and every morning I wake up when we are…
Posted in On Happiness
Australia’s Best WorkPlaces
Attracting and retaining great staff has always been something that keeps employers awake at night. BRW has just published a report on what makes a great workplace and how this contributes to attracting and retaining fabulous people. One of the…
Posted in Australia's Best Workplaces
The Responsibility of Leadership
Last year I was reading a book called The Three Laws of Performance (Zaffron and Logan, 2009) which presented 3 laws that describe where people and organisations are at and how to “lean into” change and create preferred “new futures”…
Posted in On Leadership
Carpe Mane
I’m not sure about you, but I am a morning person. This hasn’t always been the case. I used to happily sleep in to anywhere between 8-11 am. As I have become more focused and disciplined in my behaviours and…
Posted in On Balance