10 Essential Coaching Skills for Managers
As a manager, why should you coach? Maybe you love helping people grow. Or helping them succeed. Both fair answers. But what’s in it for the manager? At first glance,...
Danger!
If the sharks don’t get you, there are other options. Danger! Or so we’re told Bill Bryson is hilarious about how white Australians named places....
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An essential upgrade?
Flowers. And espresso. ♥️ An essential upgrade? I’m on one of my trips to Australia, and for the first time, I’ve had to rent an apartment in Canberra. The family...
The 23 Most Essential Leadership Skills for Managers
“Amazing. Awesome.” I can almost hear you thinking. “Once I work my way through this list of skills, I’ll surely become a great leader.” If only it was as simple...
Changing the rhythm
Rocking the beat with my watermelon uke Changing the rhythm They say the universe tends to entropy, and everything will, in the end, fall apart and go dark. That’s certainly...
10 Effective Everyday Coaching Techniques to Bring to Work
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” If you know one quote from Peter Drucker, that’s probably it. And it’s something he never actually said. But when he said, “culture … is...
How to Empower Others as a Radically Human Leader
“Empowerment” in many organizations is one of those empty, HR-y words, a bland truism that no-one disagrees with (no one says, “I’m against empowerment”) but which means little and changes...
Is it time to be different?
Fresh-faced Michael, 1991 Is it time to be different? My dad was a bit of an archivist – that man loved to file – and so while helping my mum...
7 Fascinating Ways to Take Control of Your Life
Don’t be fooled by the title of this article. Because although it’s about taking control of your life, in reality, we control less than we realize. A LOT less. Now...
Seven questions I use to get unstuck
My first book in 2005 (the most complicated book in the world) was all about this Seven questions I use to get unstuck It’s a month of pithy newsletter articles,...
How to Motivate Employees as a Manager
People join organizations but leave managers. This probably isn’t the sort of advice you want to hear when you become a manager (I know I didn’t), but it’s true anyway....
What if … ?
A cluster of inspiration What if … ? The first company I worked with after leaving university was? What If! We called it ?! for short (I’m not sure why...
How to Become a Great Leader and Bring Out Your Team’s Best
One of the best bits of advice I ever got was to have a “to-do” list … and also, a “not-to-do” list. The best outcome is always a combination of...