Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes

When we talk about leadership, we often talk about a generic list of…


A holistic approach to wellbeing

The Māori holistic wellbeing model developed in NZ by Dr Mason Durie, can be…


Scratching the surface of diversity

What would happen if you scratched the surface of your diversity initiatives?…


People at work

2024 - a new chapter

For me, there is always optimism as we head into a New Year – what will it…


Action and Consequence

Being alive brings so many competing thoughts and demands, doesn’t it? We are…


Resilience in the face of change

I find myself having lots of conversations with people about the last 12…


Making sense of the Future

One of the jobs I did over the break was to sort and tidy my home office. A big…


A successful unconference

On Wednesday this week, November 25, an idea that had been bubbling away for…


Five reasons to practice values based leadership

What is values based leadership? It works from the concept that we are all…


The benefits of engaged employees

Employee engagement is defined as the emotional commitment the employee has to…


It worked for me.... (but did it?)

Many of today's managers, even relatively young managers, were taught how to…


Tips on effective facilitation

The definition of facilitate is to "make an action or process easy or easier".…


16 Misunderstood Facts about Leadership (Part 4)

In this final instalment of the 4-part blog, I bring you the final 4 "facts"…


16 Misunderstood Facts about Leadership (Part 3)

In the 3rd instalment of this blog, we look at more misconceptions that can set…


16 Misunderstood Facts about Leadership (Part 2)

  Here are the next four misunderstood facts about leadership. A leader is…


16 Misunderstood Facts About Leadership (Part 1)

What do you think of when you think of a good leader? Do you think about that…


It is all about people

What does being resilient mean? One definition is to withstand shock without…


6 Lessons for Life

Some lessons I have learnt along the way... 1. The Limitations of Can't There…


Lessons about Change

If you work in any organisation where people are involved, you will have seen…


Building the Jigsaw

I often use the analogy of a jigsaw puzzle when talking about implementation…


5 Tips for Managing Others

It should not be a surprise to me, but the more I deliver training in the…