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 | Feb 4, 2021 | Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, values, wellbeing
2021 is a year of opportunity! I know it intuitively. I sense it all around me. Switched on businesspeople are already making things happen and trying new things. If you are still reeling from a disrupted 2020, that is okay but not for much longer. It is time to... 
by John Drury | Sep 15, 2020 | Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
Sitting in my garden in springtime thinking about change. So much change is happening. Bare trees are shooting out thousands of new leaves. Spring flowers are all over the garden – clivias, azaleas, irises, geraniums, hedge flowers of various kinds, and more. And yet,... 
by John Drury | Mar 10, 2020 | Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
Three things I realise I have learned about life as I have reflected on recent surgery to remove a tumour from my bladder. 1. There is no growth without pain – All growth involves change. Change always brings discomfort because we are taken out of what we know well... 
by John Drury | Jan 22, 2020 | Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, wellbeing
You have greatness inside of you I believe everyone does. We have a yearning for it associated with a deep desire for our life to have meaning, or to make a difference. Deep down we know we are born for more than simply existing or doing the bidding of others.... 
by John Drury | Sep 23, 2019 | Contentment, Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, values, wellbeing
My wife and I have returned 2 weeks ago from a 4-week holiday in Europe. We attended the Lords Ashes Test Match (a bucket list item for me, and my wife enjoys cricket), a week in Paris doing off the tourist track things, 10 days in Croatia (including a 7 night cruise...
