This weekend we honoured ANZAC Day. While we had to remain physically distant, there was an element of connectedness by coming together in spirit to remember, thank and salute our fallen heroes. We were lucky enough to experience a child playing The Last Post on our street, which was a beautiful way to commemorate Australia […]
Leadership
Leading Your Team Through Uncertain Times: Some Ideas From Us
To pivot: The action of turning around a point. If this is not the most used description of what we are all having to do at the moment, I don’t know what is… oh.. other than unprecedented! That gets a good– run too. As with many of you, our team is working through the transition […]
Resilience: Nothing Happens Until You Burn the Boats
My last article surrounded R U OK Day, and explored the idea of personal resilience. This week I want to discuss how we can build organisational resilience– in other words, “Burn the Boats”. This idea stems from military history, surrounding the concept of moving forward and not retreating. There’s an old story from 1519, where Spanish […]
Why These Four Traits Will Make You A Successful Leader
*Please be advised this article contains strong GoT spoilers and Bran bias* What makes a good leader? This thought came to mind while watching the Game of Thrones finale. I’ve always wanted Jon Snow on the throne, so it came as *quite* a shock when Bran was titled, King. Bran? REALLY?!?! Bran is like that colleague […]
5 Ways To Develop A Positive Workplace Culture
You’ve recently purchased Birkenstocks, visiting museums on the weekend’s counts as your idea of fun and you know each of the white wine varieties. All the above means you’re cultured, right? This pretty much sums up how organisations think when it comes to culture in the workplace. “We’ll add a ping pong table, coffee machine and […]
What Does Leadership Look Like In The Face Of A Crisis? Jacinda Ardern
Last Friday, the world changed. A single gunman carried out a terrorist attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing at least 50 people and leaving another 30 critically injured. The world changed as the horror of the massacre unfolded on our television screens, mobile phones and in real life. This abhorrent attack has […]
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