On Leadership

Hi there   We are at the end of March, moving into April and time seems to be speeding up rather than slowing down. So much is going on around us…

Its February already and what a great start to the year!   This editorial I want to share with you the 2015 report by PWC on identifying and reta…

As some of you know Deborah Nanschild and I co- facilitate a senior leadership program called Transformational Leadership (which is starting at the en…

Last year I was reading a book called The Three Laws of Performance (Zaffron and Logan, 2009) which presented 3 laws that describe where people and or…

This month I have found myself reflecting on a range of complex professional situations from a “theatre in action” perspective. Each of these situ…

We are all aware that organisations with great cultures create great workplaces. Research by the Barrett Values Centre (2013) concluded that “values…

I was a nurse originally, and now I work in leadership development. The other day I was introducing a program for women leaders and I made the comment…

The evening before the Telstra Women in Business Awards last year the finalists all met to prepare for the awards the next night. One of the facilitat…

Learning has traditionally focused on horizontal development. Trainers become skilled at designing and delivering training opportunities that develop …

Leadership is a passion of mine so I thought I would share some musings on leadership with you. Great leaders are often not labelled great leaders, bu…

A conversation is a dialogue not a monologue. That’s why there are so few good conversations: Due to scarcity, two intelligence talkers seldom meet….

A leader is most effective when people barely know he exists.  When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, his troops will feel they did it themselves …