5 critical actions required NOW to make sure you are on track in 2025
Working as a Business Mentor for the past 15 years, I have noticed a lot of business owners start to drift off track by the end of March. After the Christmas/New Year holiday break, most have clarity about their goals and are able to implement some basic plans at the...
Uncomfortable conversations are normal in a thriving workplace
Uncomfortable is very different to Unsafe Uncomfortable does not mean unsafe. The opposite of uncomfortable is comfortable. Unsafe means dangerous. An uncomfortable conversation is not automatically dangerous. In fact, it is not usually dangerous. When a manager or...
Why STAMINA is so important
Stamina – the oft-missing ingredient when we talk about resilience Australian Open tennis matches often go for 4 gruelling hours. It makes me exhausted watching. And then if a player wins, they get to go again two days later against a slightly higher ranked player for...
Be careful how you measure progress
Just before Christmas 2024, I had surgery to remove my prostate gland. There were very early signs of cancer developing there. My father and grandfather both died when cancer metastasised from their prostate to other parts of their body. My urologist strongly advised...
Which currency you are trading in?
I believe there are 3 main currencies that we all use every day: money, time, and energy. Back in the 20th Century the main currency people used was money. The first half of the 20th Century was a write-off. We had two devastating world wars (1914- 1918 and...
Why Leadership is ALWAYS more important than Management
A great Human Resources (HR) department can never replace good leadership. I have been engaged with several businesses, of varying sizes, over the past 10 years, where I have observed moments where leaders confuse the role of Managers and their own leadership role...
How to maximise your end of year business activity
The 4th quarter of the calendar year has two main goals: To finish the current year strongly To set up the new year opportunities – so you hit the ground running in mid-January To achieve both goals it is vital that you have a structure to your planning process....
Have we forgotten how to disconnect?
The right to disconnect On August 26, 2024, ‘The Right to Disconnect Legislation’ came into force across Australia. Basically, this means that employees are no longer expected to respond to work calls or emails outside of their scheduled working hours – “unless that...
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