What fascinating times we live in. COVID is certainly turning our lives upside down. As old and emerging ways of being jostle each other, we experience a sense of disorientation...
Reflecting on COVID-19 and its extra-ordinary power to stop business as usual, a colleague recently said “You know deep down, we have all been calling for this.” Perhaps not exactly...
From the moment I landed at the airport in January my phone began to make a strange sound. Ping, ping, ping, ping, ping. I vaguely recalled the sound, but I’d...
Australian communities are currently facing head on the crisis of unprecedented bushfires and drought. The processing of what we have experienced and what it tells us of a possible future...
“We Are An Organisation At War With Ourselves” “We are an organisation at war with ourselves.” When a courageous leader expressed these words in a recent workshop the whole room paid attention. ...
Organisational transformational or change initiatives represent a big commitment. They take focus, energy and time. Whilst we know organisational change is now a constant, significant transformations take a toll on the...
My interest in workplace conflict developed during my work as a rehabilitation consultant specialising in psychological injuries in the workplace. It was evident, at the time, that the mechanisms in place for...
By now your New Year’s Resolutions will be made and many of you will be thinking about what is needed to achieve them. We are living in an era of disruption...
Over the past few years we’ve been training leaders and managers to use a coaching approach to help their staff adjust and navigate rapidly changing environments. Rather than endlessly explaining organisational...
Do you want to set your staff up for success? An important strategy is ensuring that they are clear about their roles, responsibilities, delegations and accountabilities. Whilst this may seem obvious, its...
In his inauguration speech Obama articulates a bold and progressive vision, which may take generations to achieve. While many are relieved to hear the agenda he sets out, there are...
Are you finding it a challenge to settle back into work as the holiday season draws to a close? Years ago my uncle, a family man and responsible corporate citizen, brought...
What is it that makes Woody Allen so jumpy? Why do we laugh? What is it we recognise about ourselves in his crazy and illogical antics? Woody Allen or at least...