I've recently begun working with a CFO who recognises the need and the desire to step up into what she calls being "the CEO's right-hand person, the trusted advisor." But... read more →

Recently, my family and I went away for a much-anticipated holiday. We had booked this holiday in the second half of last year, deciding to stay fairly local…only... read more →

I am fascinated by the story of the Apollo13 mission. A NASA mission designed to land men on the moon, and then return them to earth. A feat... read more →

Earlier this week, I shared a webcast on Leading Possibility, First Lead Yourself. It's designed to help leaders to identify the foundations that they need to build for... read more →

I've been struggling with what to write about in this week's article. There's so much already being said about how to tackle 2021, how to overcome 2020, and... read more →

It's been an unprecedented year. We all know that. And we're all feeling tired and exhausted and fatigued. So just about everybody I've spoken to in the last... read more →

Recent conversations with my Leadership Coaching clients have revealed a consistent theme, as well as being tired and losing motivation as the year draws to a close, they... read more →

I was speaking with a coaching client Mary, a Senior Director, last week and she told me how tired she was. That she really didn’t care what happened... read more →

When I was working for a global telecommunications organisation, I was part of the Pacific CEO's ready team, to assess new acquisition opportunities. At one point we had... read more →

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about... read more →

I've just finished delivering a two-day workshop on resilience and leadership in emergencies. While I know a lot about leadership and leading change and transformation, and some about... read more →

I was getting ready to run a resilience and leadership in emergencies workshop recently, and I realised that I needed to do some serious investigation into the stages... read more →

You’re getting a new boss. Do you understand their expectations? How do you build a relationship with them? How do you get on with a manager when you... read more →

So here we are heading into the end of 2020, and there are still a lot of challenges. What I am hearing from leaders is they are tired.... read more →

You might know by now that I'm in the process of publishing my second book, First Lead Yourself. The hardest part is over, the writing, and now it's all... read more →