Have you ever complained that your staff aren’t strategic enough? Have you ever wondered why those who report to you seem slow to see the bigger picture or unable to...
No leader wants to be regarded as out of touch with the issues affecting their workforce. Similarly no politician wants to be viewed as out of synch with their electorate....
The repeated booing of AFL footballer and former Australian of the year, Adam Goodes, shines the light on racism in Australia. While his treatment has been trivialised by some it is...
Did you know that research indicates 30-50% of a manager's time is spent averting or addressing conflict?! When working with conflict, we adopt a coaching approach. We’ve worked with scores of...
In the documentary A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer, his friend and confidante Philip Adams explained that the business magnate famously yelled at his staff, when he didn’t know what else to...
For the last week I’ve been in Warsaw, as a member of the facilitation team for an event known as Worldwork. Delegates from twenty-eight countries gathered to discuss, understand and...
As a coach I find one of the biggest challenges leaders face is knowing how to relate to the power and authority that comes with their role. Some leaders are so...
As 2013 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the events that had a significant influence on me this year. High on that list is a trip my partner...
Who are your role models? What do you love most about them? How have they inspired you? One of my role models is my former high school principal, John Tindley, an...
The status quo is seductive. When we take it for granted, we find ourselves under its spell, often without knowing it. When change comes along we resist it, acting as...
Leadership is an act, as much as it is a role. While popular notions of leadership emphasise the position of CEO, politician or chairperson, our obsession with positional power clouds...