by John Drury | Apr 18, 2022 | Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, values, wellbeing
In October 2007 I was a mess. I had recently resigned my very public position in a large community organisation. I had made some poor choices and was in a world of pain emotionally. My marriage was hanging by a thread and would soon fail. Most of the people in my... 
by John Drury | Mar 28, 2022 | Contentment, Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
Are you working against yourself? Last Monday I was setting about all the tasks to start my week, and nothing was flowing. I had people cancelling due to Covid isolation rules from a lunch I was arranging the next day. A client needed to change a time for their... 
by John Drury | Mar 7, 2022 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
People respond to a crisis in many ways When a crisis hits it usually is something unexpected and disruptive. Even if it is something you saw coming, usually this is still very challenging. Different personalities react in various ways: Those who love to control... 
by John Drury | Feb 8, 2022 | Leadership Articles, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
More information than we need is literally at our fingertips. Information is multiplying exponentially every day across every field you can imagine (and some you can’t). We Google for information and we search on YouTube for demonstrations of how to apply information.... 
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 | 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...
