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...
I have been an insomniac for more than 15 years. It started during my final year of university and got progressively worse over the years. I would often have one or two hours sleep a night and on many occasions I have gone three days with no sleep at all. Was...
To listen to the audio version of this blog post, click the play button below: What kind of organisation do you work for? Is it the kind where people expect you to turn up well before your paid start time, and play ‘the person that leaves latest is most diligent’...