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We all have those moments, when our Self Confidence isn’t where we’d like it to be. I was talking with a friend last week who was feeling a bit out of sorts. She’s working with a new business coach who…

Accountability isn’t just about checking whether others are doing what they’re meant to do. It’s also about checking our own perceptions against what’s actually happening. Apparently, we Victorians love a public holiday. And to be fair, I can see why…

How you respond to feedback can determine how honest people are with you next time. A few weekends ago, I caught up with a couple of my oldest and closest girlfriends. And as you do, we got talking about what’s…

As a leader, who are the people you can turn to when things aren’t going well? Last week was R U OK? Day, an important day that reminds us to check in with the people around us, ask how they’re…

Stephen was an experienced leader. In fact, he’d been in management roles for more than two decades and had been successful by most of the measures we tend to associate with success. He’d grown profits year on year, increased market…

Some of our biggest people challenges can be traced back to surprisingly small things. Andy Andrews, author of The Noticer Returns, wrote: “When you ignore little things, they often turn into big things that have become a lot harder to…

If you’re in leadership or the people side of things, you’ve likely heard about the importance of a strengths-based approach. It’s a concept that focuses on identifying what people do best and providing opportunities for them to excel in those…

Accountability. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot. We need more of it. People need to take it. Leaders need to hold others to it. And when something goes wrong, someone inevitably needs to be held to it….

Ask anyone who works in leadership development – a leader, a coach, a facilitator or a People and Culture professional – and they will all tell you: Development should never be a one-size-fits-all approach. Helping someone learn, stretch and step…

Do you love it when you come across something interesting? Something that gets you thinking about yourself or others? I do! Last week, I came across a concept called the Paradox of Power. Popularised by psychologist Dacher Keltner, it’s the…