Light it up
Marcella and me, with the front yard display twinkling in the background Light it up Marcella and I spend the first week of December in Nova Scotia, her home province....
Change wisdom
Me pretending to podcast. But also, this is what it looks like. Change wisdom (from Change Signal) My new podcast, Change Signal, launched in February....
Posts
8 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Just Celebrate Success at Work
Here’s something you’ll never hear anyone say – “I just feel too appreciated at work.” There’s a reason for that. People love feeling seen, heard, acknowledged, and that their hard...
How to Find Your Strengths and Greatness (Yes, They’re Different)
Imagine this… you’ve just completed a personality test, and your results have been generated by the algorithm. Maybe it was Myers-Briggs, or DISC, or perhaps StrengthsFinder. You’re delighted with the...
10 Underutilized Ways to Improve Your Work Performance and Thrive
I remember this moment clearly. I was sitting in a cubicle. Beige. One of the fluorescent light tubes was buzz-humming. There was a weird stain on the ceiling tile, a...
The real win wasn’t the trophy
My Oscar moment The trophy isn’t the real win (although it’s very nice ????) Earlier this month, I won the “Marshall Goldsmith Award for Coaching & Mentoring” at Thinkers50. This...
8 Meaningful Ways to Increase Collaboration in the Workplace
Take yourself back to a moment when you were working on a project where you worked alongside great people. Perhaps it was something to do with work, perhaps you were...
My deep fear about saying No
Tens only Removing the 9.9s One of my big things for next year is to begin working on a new book. What! Another book?! I know, I know, I know....
9 Reasons Why Constructive Feedback in the Workplace Is Essential
Feedback. For most of us, it’s a toss-up on what’s harder – Giving it. Or getting it. We’ve all had moments when the feedback we’ve received has felt wrong, personal,...
8 Essential Steps to Cultivate Trust in the Workplace
Trust is where it all starts You might be an ambitious, strategic, and brilliant leader, but if your people don’t trust you – or you don’t trust them – you’ll...
Three ways to get your bearings
Black Mountain Tower, Canberra’s bearing point Three ways to get your bearings (Ha! I’d forgotten that the newsletter section before the article was titled “take your bearings” … so clearly,...
10 Communication Techniques for Stronger Work Relationships
We’ve all been there – moments when we thought we were on the same page with someone, only to discover that we were not only on different pages but reading...
How to Get Unstuck with 7 Easy Questions
While working for an innovation company, I got good at asking brainstorm-y questions to generate possibilities. Now, if you’ve read absolutely anything I’ve written, you’ll know that I love a...