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5 Communication Hacks Every Leader Should Know

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Why You Need an Inspirational Leadership Speaker to Reignite Your Team

It was a Thursday morning when I walked into a client’s office…
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Why You Need an Inspirational Leadership Speaker to Reignite Your Team

It was a Thursday morning when I walked into a client’s office…
Why Team Alignment Workshops Are the Shortcut to Strategic Clarity - Scott Stein, Leadership Expert, Author, MentorScott Stein

Why Team Alignment Workshops Are the Shortcut to Strategic Clarity

If you’ve ever walked out of a team strategy session wondering…
What Makes a Leadership Keynote Speaker Worth Listening To? - Scott SteinScott Stein

What Makes a Leadership Keynote Speaker Worth Listening To?

Last week I delivered a keynote to over 300 business leaders…
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Why Team Alignment Workshops Are the Shortcut to Strategic Clarity

If you’ve ever walked out of a team strategy session wondering…
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What Makes a Leadership Keynote Speaker Worth Listening To?

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Personal Leadership Hacks to Maximise Your Daily ImpactScott Stein

Personal Leadership Hacks to Maximise Your Daily Impact

In a world where the to‑do list never shrinks and inboxes flood…
How to Build a Champion Team That Drives Lasting Results - Scott SteinScott Stein

How to Build a Champion Team That Drives Lasting Results

Nobody expects a team to sprint 50 laps without training, support,…
Are you an Effective Leader? Or Just Busy? - Scott SteinScott Stein

Are you an Effective Leader? Or Just Busy?

Last week I was sitting with a senior leader from a fast-growing…

Go the Matilda’s – Til Its Done!

Last night my family attended the FIFA Women’s World Cup Opening…

Why You Should Lead Like Indiana Jones

I have a confession to make, I love movies. I think it is something…

The Future of Leadership: Inspiration or Implementation?

As we near the end of the Australian financial year I have…

Are Your Leaders Building the Future of Leadership?

Too many things to do and not enough time.  This is a common…

How do you become a great story teller?

My daughter Isabella is currently attending University in…

Why Is Being a Good Time Maker Important?

Recently a client came to me feeling overwhelmed and spread…

Do You Give them a Reason to Come to Work?

Recently I was working with a group of managers that were commenting…

What’s Holding You Back?

I had an interesting client coaching session.  In discussion…

Are you too busy or could you get more done?

I have a question for you.  What would you do with an extra…

Do You Need to Hack your Leadership?

I have a question for you.  Are you getting everything done…

How do your people graduate?

Last night my eldest daughter, Jasmine, graduated with her bachelors…

How Did You Learn to Drive?

My youngest, Luca, has completed his 120 hours of learning driving…

What Are You Selling?

I was recently walking to the shops and 2 children had set…

What is your next step?

“I know that I need to do something, I’m just not sure what…

Are You a Trusted Advisor?

I was recently working with a group of Account Managers and discussing…

Do you have a Champion Team?

I have been attending the Aussies, Australian National Surf Lifesaving…

Is Your Workplace Hybrid Flexible?

Well, the pandemic is truly in our rear view mirror and people…

Are you leading so your people will stay?

I had an interesting conversation with a younger employee recently. …

Do Your People Know How to Sell?

I was recently talking with a client in the professional services…

Is Uncertainty Slowing Your Leadership?

We see the news with war in Ukraine, interest rates rising and…

What reason do your staff have to come to work?

I was recently working with a client looking at the performance…

Could You Summit the 15 Highest Peaks?

Although the Snowy Mountains of Australia are not as high as…

What will be your Rites of Passage in 2023?

My son (the youngest member in our family) started year 11 of…

Are You Preparing for 2023?

We are about to head into a new year (gotta love the time between…

Leadership Hacks to Improve Performance

It’s difficult to keep up with the speed at which information…

How to Get Your Priorities Right

For centuries Native people around the world had to prioritise…

Hacking the 5 Distractions to Productivity

Research shows up to 65% of future leaders feel busy all the…

Are Team Meetings a Waste of Time?

One of the biggest workplace challenges is finding time to complete…

Here are 5 things that put high achievers ahead of the rest of us

Microsoft 2022 Work Trend Report showed that 52% of generation…

Struggling to Stay Focused at Work?

Do you ever find yourself drifting off during the work day? Losing…

Productivity for Working Remotely

How do we keep staff productive whilst working remotely?   Research…

Building Future Leaders

“We’re trying to get things back to normal, but it feels…

Will You Make Pasta for Mothers Day?

I am very lucky to live in a wonderful place that is close to…

The World Needs more Thinkers

A very close friend of mine, Bud Matkowski, passed away this…

How Many In Office Days vs Remote Days?

As the Easter break finishes many people are starting to go back…

Is your workplace fixed or flexible?

I was speaking with a leader who commented about how difficult…

Are you leveraging remote work to help your customers?

As many of you know I am a very loyal Qantas frequent flyer.…

Choosing to work in the office or remotely

I had a great conversation with a leader last week who was struggling…

Navigating your way back to the office & hybrid?

With people back in the full swing at work, many leaders have…

March Madness

I had an interesting session with a Senior Leader this past week. …

International Women’s Day: From feminism to removing bias

With the rain was pelting down this morning across Sydney, we…

How do you get new staff to perform faster?

My eldest daughter is in her 3rd year of University and just…

It’s the Little things that Count

I recently was working with the staff at a car dealership when…

Can you create Olympic moments?

The Winter Olympics have started and I’m always interested…

Do you have a 2022 vision yet?

So we are into February and everyone has hit the ground running. …

Are you spreading the Christmas Spirit?

As we approach the week of Christmas, the excitement starts to…

Don’t buckle under the End of Year Pressure

We have finally reached the back half of December.  The last…

Do you want a Christmas Deal?

I had a really interesting conversation with a colleague about…

The Race to Christmas – Are You Ready?

The race towards Christmas has started.  Many people that I…

Who Are You Thankful For?

In the US Thanksgiving is a massive holiday.  Yes it has the…

Fatherly Wisdom Remembered

Given the very challenging year that we have had with the global…

Have You Started the New Leadership Journey?

With the COVID19 pandemic, leaders have been stretched to the…

Are You Leading So Your People Will Stay?

I had an interesting conversation with a younger employee recently. She…

Will You Be Impacted By the Great Resignation?

Recent research reported by Smart Company and Microsoft has…

Are you a brave leader?

So what kind of leader are you?  Innovative, visionary, traditional,…

Are You Winning the End of Year Race?

I was working with a leader this week who mentioned they’d…

Are you Leading or Following?

It looks like this time next week the Australian state of NSW…

Do You Believe?

I was running a strategic planning session for an incredible…

Are Your Leaders Frozen or Leading?

I had a fascinating discussion with a Senior Executive this week.…

What activity should you be doing to keep growing?

Are you stuck? Still trying to get your head around what to do…

Are You Able to Debate Like a President?

The US had their first presidential election debate between President…

Do you have the Courage of Ruth Bader Ginsberg?

You may have seen in the news this week that the US Supreme Court…

Please Join me for the Hands Big Night In

Imagine creating a charity and growing it to take care of 350…

Remembering 9/11….A Time that United People

It has been 19 years since America was attacked by terrorists…

audentes Fortuna iuvat: The Opportunity in Recession

With all of the negative media and the uncertain economic conditions…

Are You Operating in a Two Speed Office?

With the lingering COVID19 pandemic and the lockdown in Melbourne,…

What Should You be Delegating to Others?

We all know the strength of a collective group of people is always…

Leadership Learning or Netflix Binge

What are you doing to keep learning and mentally active? I have…

Are You Letting Fear Lead You?

I was watching the Last Dance documentary on the incredible basketball…

Do You Want a Leadership Byte?

If you are like me you enjoy a bit of a special deal. You know…

Are You Building Your Future Leaders?

“How can I improve my future leaders when our business and…
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Are You Leading with Purpose?

It feels like every day we hear about increases in COVID19 cases…

Creating Shared Experiences in the COVID World

I was talking to a business owner about how disjointed and challenging…

Leading Out of Lockdown

Depending on what part of the world you are living in you may…

Leadership in the face of uncertainty

The current protests and riots that are happening in the US have…

Join a Virtual Shared Experience

Many leaders are looking for a way to get their people…

Are You Up for a Virtual Challenge?

Many of us have been social distancing (or in isolation) for…

Are You Spreading Fear or Hope?

If you’re following the news headlines it looks like things…

Are You Flattening the Curve for Your People?

So most of the world has been in some form of social distancing…

Don’t Let Social Distancing Numb Your Brain!

In speaking with a number of leaders over the past week I'm noticing…

Are You Starting the Year With A Performance Mindset?

This is the time of year when people start focusing on the new…

What will you achieve in 2020?

Ahh, the start of a new year. I always enjoy the beginning of…

Are You Spreading Christmas Spirit?

As we approach the week of Christmas, the excitement starts to…

Resist The End of Year Pressure

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Starting the Race to Christmas – Get Ready!

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Who Are You Thankful For?

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Fatherly Wisdom

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