The evening before the Telstra Women in Business Awards last year the finalists all met to prepare for the awards the next night. One of the facilitated discussions was around the challenges obstacles women face during their careers, and some…
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Sombre Reflections
The siege last week in Sydney has left us all reeling – somehow feeling personally touched by the events and the tragic loss of 3 lives. My thoughts and blessings go out to the families, friends and colleagues of the…
Posted in On Balance
Flourishing
A number of years ago now I came across the Losada Ratio that states that we need 3:1 positive to negative emotions to flourish. This research was conducted by Emily Heaphy and Consultant Marcial Losada who examined the effectiveness of…
Posted in On Health and Wellbeing
Conscious Leadership Through Vertical Learning
Learning has traditionally focused on horizontal development. Trainers become skilled at designing and delivering training opportunities that develop an individual’s competency, and our training and education systems reinforces this with a competency based model and our MBA programs. Traditional leadership…
Posted in On Leadership
Loving Learning – Feeding our Minds
When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Buddhist Proverb I am very conscious of what I eat and what I put into my body – looking after my physical needs to have energy and vitality to enjoy my…
Posted in On Learning
Sugar – Insidious Sweet Poison.
Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are – Anthelme Brilllat-Savarin (1755 – 1826) Four weeks ago my father had a quadruple bypass heart surgery for seriously blocked coronary vessels. Through Dad’s hospitalisation and recuperation…
Posted in On Health and Wellbeing
Building Resilience
We grow at all levels by expending energy beyond our normal limits and then recovering. I am going in my first endurance cross country mountain bike race in 4 weeks time and I have been focusing on increasing my physical…
Posted in On Success
Innovate with IMPACT!
In today’s rapid paced and turbulent environment we are faced with a multitude of problems and issue, often on a daily basis, that need to be addressed quickly and effectively. Problem solving, innovation and managing change in the workplace are…
Posted in On Change and Innovation
Living Excellence
Excellence is a word that is bandied around a lot lately. When I think of excellence I tend to think of something that is a standout – it is exceptional with sustainable value and quality. Excellence is both a process…
Posted in On Success
Living Leadership – 10 Secrets To Personal Leadership
Leadership is a passion of mine so I thought I would share some musings on leadership with you. Great leaders are often not labelled great leaders, but rather, they are individuals with a vision and a dedication to the pursuit…
Posted in On Leadership