We're on the home straight for 2024 and you've attended many conferences and workshops. How much of what you've learned or written down have you actually acted on? Before the year is up, let me help you turn those [...]
"I don't understand," is possibly the most powerful statement if you want to improve your expertise, understanding and knowledge. Follow this with a question like,"Can you explain it to me in more detail?" or "Can you say it in [...]
Are you handicapping your attention with task switching and moderate behavioural addiction? Most of us are, since smartphones entered our lives. We live in the age of distraction and need to be far more intentional about where and when we [...]
The Japanese Winter Cherry Blossom blooms through the harsh conditions of winter. Women, too, can bloom through uncertain times if they know how to reframe. I am on a mission to inspire women to be bold enough to step [...]
Do you believe success is luck, or is it when preparedness and opportunity meet? The Floating Surfer is the picture of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games so far. Captured by Agence France Presse photographer, Jérôme Brouillet, the surreal image [...]
There is enormous power in words. What we say can make a difference both at work and at home. 10 phrases to enhance your leadership Here are 10 phrases great leaders use, often. Why don't you tick the [...]
Gone are the days of cast-in-stone 3-, 5- and 10-year strategic plans, precisely because we don't know what the future looks like. Strategy practice is going through a period of foundational change. Now, solutions are more often to be found [...]
Don’t let your mistakes hold you back. Mistakes linked to fear crush curiosity, growth and success. Your mistakes are part of your tapestry of experience that informs better decisions as you go along. This is how humans experiment with [...]
If you could reduce someone’s anxiety in just 40 seconds, would you? Paying compassionate attention will reduce their cortisol levels and heart rate whether you are listening to someone giving a presentation, talking to a patient, having a one-on-one with [...]
Do you want to be right, or do you want your life to work? This is an extremely powerful question that can change the nature of the important relationships in your personal life and at work. It could even [...]
