by John Drury | Aug 27, 2019 | Leadership Articles
Ideas to help busy people find time and energy for close friendships outside of work and family. The demands of a busy senior business role do not allow much time or energy for close relationships outside immediate family. This is one of the reasons that Dr Vivek... 
by John Drury | Apr 2, 2019 | Leadership Articles, Personal Growth, Self Leadership
How many times have you muttered in frustration to yourself, “If I want to get anything done properly, I need to do it myself”? One of the challenges for passionate people is working with other people. Being a high achiever does not automatically make you a good... 
by John Drury | Mar 21, 2019 | Leadership Articles, Personal Growth, Small Business
Head talk versus heart talk A few of my male business colleagues and I have realised something. It is unusual for groups of men to discuss real life issues. Men are very good at talking about sports and the weather and work projects and the government, and all kinds... 
by John Drury | Feb 5, 2019 | Leadership Articles, Personal Growth
This morning I woke a little later than usual. I was tired after arriving home late from a weekend away. I had planned out my Monday morning to do a few things around my office and write my blog. I knew I would be a bit slow but thought I had the day under control.... 
by John Drury | Aug 12, 2018 | Leadership Articles, Planning
‘Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans’ is a line from John Lennon’s song, ‘Beautiful Boy’. The key thought behind this often-quoted lyric is that life just happens. It is serendipitous. It happens best by chance. In effect Lennon was... 
by John Drury | Jul 27, 2018 | Leadership Articles, Self Leadership
Employee engagement is such a big issue for most businesses in Australia. In business surveys, securing and retaining good staff is always one of the top problems. Reflecting on my work as a Business Mentor, here is my list of the top five things that every workplace... 
