THROW YOURSELF INTO 2021 But just before you do…. My friend, Gerry Hussey puts it well when he talks about the breaths we take and the lives we live. Some of us spend too much time breathing out and driving on and some of us spend too much time breathing in and taking on. A…
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Over the past 15 years, through life experience, education, professional training and working with people, I’ve realised that our mind is arguably one of our most important and precious resources. The human mind is vast and wide. The mind is not the same as the brain. Our brain is physical, our mind is not. When…
DetailsEvery two weeks on a Friday afternoon we host a video call for anyone in our community that can make it where we invite them to pull up a virtual chair and Press Pause for 90 mins or so. It is a simple and unvarnished affair – we hold a space for people to come…
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Transitioning to working from home can be a challenge for some. The trick to settling into it is creating a new routine that works for you. Creating a daily routine is a mix of figuring out what you need to get done, and when it needs to be done. Creating a schedule for your daily…
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Having a morning routine is a really important way to wake up and greet your new day. It can automatically reduce stress, as it eliminates that morning “rush”, which inevitably leads to a ‘grab and go breakfast’ and sends out a chaotic signal into your energetic field, almost like your chasing a wild horse for…
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Emotional intelligence, EQ is a soft skill that employees need to possess to thrive in a team or workplace. But what exactly is EQ and how does it impact your role as a leader? Emotional intelligence refers to how you perceive, understand and manage feelings and emotions. And it breaks down in five core components;…
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When it comes to your team’s performance, how often are you putting out the same fires? How often do the same problems occur? Often we are so busy putting out fires, that we forget to look at how to improve our processes, performance and team dynamics. There is so much going on day to…
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Communication and teamwork are two of the most important soft skills an employee can have. Soft skills like communication and teamwork are necessary for maximising team performance and a more effective working relationship. Improving your communication skills can greatly improve your team’s performance. The way communicate is complex. Miscommunication arises from these complexities. Tone, language,…
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Creating high-performance teams is a challenge. High performing teams don’t just happen; it takes a lot of hard work, trust and culture for a high-performance team to emerge. A high-performance culture is a set of behaviours and norms that lead to an organisation achieving superior results. Company culture is how and why things get…
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Have you taken some time to reflect on 2019 and look at how you can level up in 2020? As leaders, we’re constantly balancing many responsibilities, and it can be easy for us to become overwhelmed or burned out. And it can be harder and harder to get the motivation back and maintain stable performance.…
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