by John Drury | Dec 10, 2021 | Contentment, Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life
At Christmas we celebrate the birth into the world of Jesus. No-one in history has brought more hope to more people. The Gospel accounts reveal an extraordinary man, who connected with people from all parts of society. He challenged those who used religion to bind... 
by John Drury | Nov 30, 2021 | Finishing Well, Group Mentoring, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Small Business, values, wellbeing
You know you are too busy when you do not feel like you have time to think. It is vital to be regularly reflecting on your business. Ideally, you need to carve out some thinking time every week. I strongly urge you to take at least half a day once a quarter (4 times a... 
by John Drury | Nov 1, 2021 | difficult conversations, Leadership Articles, Personal Growth, Self Leadership, Small Business
This is part 2 of the article “How to make your workplace a safe place for difficult conversations” In a recent survey (HR Daily July 2021) one in three respondents stated they will not have a difficult workplace conversation, one in four will not deliver a... 
by John Drury | Oct 20, 2021 | difficult conversations, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, Small Business, Team Building, wellbeing
A few years ago, I was mentoring a CEO of a large multi-national firm in Sydney. He casually told me that he was making an underperforming staff member redundant. Their plan was to leave the position vacant for 6 months and then advertise the position under a revised... 
by John Drury | Oct 8, 2021 | Personal Growth, Planning
NSW has achieved the 70% vaccination rate that triggers the lifting of some of the restrictions we have all endured to stay safe from the delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. In 2 weeks we will be 80% double vacc’d, and on Dec 1 most restrictions will be lifted for...
