Many of us have been there already. You can hear an overly reverberating amplified voice of someone who seems to ooze confidence introducing you to a waiting audience. Your heart feels as though it is going to jump out of your chest and your tongue has taken up...
I have often heard people suggest that to be a leader you need certain characteristics that cannot be learned. One of the apparently unlearnable qualities is strength of character. Strong leadership and strength of character are two different things and not the...
As those of you who subscribe to this site will know, I have committed to work with the Department of Health here in Australia to try and control the spread of COVID-19. Part of that role has been working within the disaster management framework to implement the...
As public health officials across the world are attempting to stem the flow of new Corona virus cases, social isolation measures are being introduced. Whole countries are on lock down, social and sporting events are being cancelled and, crucially, larger employers are...
To listen to the audio version of this blog post click the play button: Leadership is about developing a group of people to where they are at their best. As Jack Welch famously said, “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself, when you become a...
To listen to the audio version of this blog post - click the play button below: OK, so you’ve seen all these jobs around for project managers, and you’ve even run some small projects here and there. But there is some great mystery around how ‘real’ Project...
This is the final part of my mini series of blog posts where I’m sharing 20 great tips for new leaders! In this part we are covering tips 16-20, where we don’t pull any punches on your journey to success. If you haven’t already, go and check out the first , second and...
This is the third part of my mini series of blog posts where I’m sharing 20 great tips for new leaders! In this part we are covering tips 11-15, where we are getting in to the nitty gritty of establishing yourself as a great leader. If you haven’t already, go and...
This is the second part of my mini series of blog posts where I'm sharing with you 20 great tips for new leaders! This post picks up the action after our discussions about coaching your team members. If you haven't already, go and check out the first part so you can...
So, you have just been appointed to your first leadership role and you can’t help but notice that strangely, everyone just expects you to know how to lead. Everyone thinks that because you were good at doing the job as a team member, you must automatically know how to...