My youngest, Luca, has completed his 120 hours of learning driving and successfully passed his driving test to get his driver’s license. Wow, it has been a big journey over the past year with a lot of time, a lot of teaching, and a bit of patience. It has me thinking about how we teach […]
I was recently walking to the shops and 2 children had set up a stand to sell lemonade. As I walked by, one of them asked “Would you like to buy some lemonade?” I smiled and rather than just saying yes I asked her a question “Is it any good?” The little boy sitting next […]
“I know that I need to do something, I’m just not sure what to do?” This statement came from a business owner that I recently started working with. They explained the challenge that they have been trying to identify what the next step forward was for them. They knew that they were a bit stuck […]
I was recently working with a group of Account Managers and discussing how the world of selling has changed, especially past the pandemic. In the past most of the time things were very transactional, or the relationship was not valued long term. This is one of the reasons why many in sales may not have […]
I have been attending the Aussies, Australian National Surf Lifesaving Championships in Perth. This is a great event with 5000 competitors and a massive number of support crew including coaches, managers, first aid, officials and more. I happen to be the Team Manager for the South Curl Curl Champion Lifesavers. This is a group of […]
Well, the pandemic is truly in our rear view mirror and people are back into a more normal work routine, with everyone being very busy again! I was speaking with a Senior Leader about their workforce and how many were working remotely versus going into the office. She mentioned that they were still struggling to […]
I had an interesting conversation with a younger employee recently. She was talking about the massive workload and hours that she had been working and how exhausted her and her entire team were. Over the past 24 months she had weathered the uncertainty of lockdowns, virtual working, increased workloads and stress. She had reached her […]
I was recently talking with a client in the professional services industry about the shift in the market and how her team was needing to pitch and sell for business. She had the shock realisation that her staff were really good technically in their roles, however they seriously lacked the ability to sell and influence. […]
We see the news with war in Ukraine, interest rates rising and the cost of bread and milk increasing to new heights. With all the uncertainty in today’s world I am noticing a worrying trend. Leaders are hesitating. Rather than assessing the current environment and developing a strategy to move forward, many are freezing. It […]
I was recently working with a client looking at the performance across a number of their departments. As we were discussing some of the dynamics of work, one of them started complaining about their younger staff. “They just don’t want to work, in fact most of them are lazy.” I could hear his frustration as […]
