by John Drury | May 5, 2022 | Group Mentoring, Planning, Small Business, Team Building
A fresh challenge During the Covid lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 I have been busy. Firstly, beating off a nasty little cancerous growth in and around the muscle tissue of my bladder. I’m very grateful that surgery in February 2020 was very successful. Three check-ups... 
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 | Jul 9, 2021 | Personal Growth, Planning, Self Leadership, Small Business
In our busy lives there is rarely spare time to stop and think. I mean really think deeply about your business and life. If you wait until there is nothing to do, you will never have thinking time. Perhaps a business closure due to Covid restrictions may force you to... 
by John Drury | May 31, 2021 | Leadership Articles, Personal Growth, Planning, Self Leadership, Small Business
I learned a valuable business leadership lesson when I was introduced to mountain bike riding on the winding tracks of the beautiful Blue Mountains. Most of the tracks we ride on are narrow walking tracks carved out along ridges and down into the gullies of the rugged...
