The 3 Deadly Presentation Mistakes
Today I want to have a conversation with you about the 3 deadly presentation mistakes. If you are making any of these mistakes… you’re going to find yourself disconnecting from your audience, you’re going to bore your audience, and you’re going to leave them with a bad taste in their mouth. I see a lot […]
Second Child Syndrome
I recently became a father (for the second time). Exciting! So I thought I’d send 3 key reflections that I’ve learnt from my “Second Child Syndrome” and how they apply to your business and leadership. 1. When building Confidence, “Experience trumps Knowledge” When we had our first child, Jonah, I read tons of books and talked […]
The Art of Saying ‘No’
In today’s conversation, I want to talk to you about how you say ‘no.’ It’s been said on Forbes (I’ve been reading it recently) that leadership is actually the art of saying ‘no,’ not ‘yes.’ It’s very easy to say ‘yes’ to stuff. But if you can say ‘no’ to the right things and actually […]
The Meeting Resistance Model
Do you get a lot of meeting requests? A lot of my clients talk to me about how they get so many meeting requests. Today I want to have a conversation with you about a 3-step formula I’ve designed which will help you manage your meeting requests. Enabling you to make better decisions about whether […]
Build Brand You
Today I want to share with you three secrets to building your Personal Brand. The other day, I was running a workshop in a large organisation and we were talking about the idea of influence and how your personal brand is so crucial to building your influence. Regarding building your personal brand, whether it be […]
Improve Team Culture
Today I want to share with you an idea that every leader must get for them to be effective in their team leadership. Just recently, I became a father. I’ve got a young son named Jonah. He’s a bit of a rock star… if I may say so myself. Just recently, he had quite a […]
Create Team Contributors
I think there is a lot of talk about how to be a team leader, but how do you be a team member? And what sort of framework should you follow for this? The model I’m about to share is important for leaders because you can intelligently show them how to be a positive part […]
The #1 Secret to Starting Your Year Strong
Coming back to work after taking a vacation can be a daunting experience. There is the tense anticipation of opening up your inbox to 200+ emails, there are multiple distractions in the office and people are pulling you every which way to get their agendas started. I think that all leaders know intuitively that they […]
Elegant Acknowledgment
After doing thousands of coaching hours with people at all levels of the organisation, I’ve discovered a secret. Can I share it with you? The secret is that no matter who someone is or where they sit in the organisational structure, they need a sense of acknowledgment and appreciation. Even when I speak with […]
Why Your Team Is Underperforming and How to Fix It
So your team isn’t creating rockstar results, hey? Knowing what’s important to your team is the first step to change. Yet, most teams miss the (even more vital) next step. The other day, I was working with a team that was frustrated with how they were performing. There was bickering, politics and blaming. We identified that […]