by John Drury | May 29, 2016 | Self Leadership
Essential disciplines are those which are foundational to success. One definition of ‘discipline’ is: ‘Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior’ The Free Dictionary John Maxwell says, “Successful...
by John Drury | May 19, 2016 | Self Leadership
Effective planning puts you in the control seat. For a variety of good and bad reasons, many people are not very organised and as a result are often left struggling to do things at the last minute. For example: if you know in advance when you want to take holidays and...
by John Drury | Mar 30, 2016 | Self Leadership
Of course you bring personal baggage to work! Just as you take work issues home with you. One affects the other. However, the more I work with business owners and corporate executives the more I am convinced that the things most likely to undermine your business or...
by John Drury | Mar 23, 2016 | Small Business, Self Leadership
Since the 1960’s in Australia we have enjoyed a level of prosperity that means most people in our society have all the basic material things they need. The greater challenge has become knowing what to focus on from all the options around us. FOMO (fear of missing out)...
by John Drury | Mar 10, 2016 | Self Leadership
Busy executives and business owners often say to me, “I just don’t have time to (insert self-care activity ….go to the gym, go for a walk, eat lunch, etc.” They often then throw in, ”Heck, I can’t even get to attend my child’s school sports carnival.” They feel guilty...
by John Drury | Feb 22, 2016 | Self Leadership
In our busy 21st Century marketplace everyone needs increased capacity. Everyone is ‘busy’. Many would say, ‘tired and busy’. Some even seem to wear ‘tired and busy’ as a badge of honour. Everyone is s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d. There is so much change. So much that is new. So...
