Since the pandemic started I...
am more grateful for the basics in life more readily shed tears make more calls to those I cherish tag more connections on social media...
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A Leaders' Safety Briefing
When you get on an aircraft you will likely see a safety briefing. They might be in person, they might be humorous, they could be both....
Starting small is how everything starts
These saplings are growing in the rocks at the edge of my garden. They are 3-5 cm tall. If they survive tropical downpours, baking heat,...
How are you showing up?
Do you show up, every day? Every time your skills are needed? Each chance you have to contribute to the success of others? And when you...
Your happy place
Where is your happy place? Is it a physical location, somewhere you've been or is it imaginary - an ideal? What does it look like? Beyond...
Walking your Walk
I found a new walking meditation that I've been experimenting with recently. In it you start with walking at your usual pace and observe...
Earth, Air, Fire and Water
Two minutes of the Southern Indian Ocean. Pause and take an elemental break
When meaning and purpose aren't enough
I loved what I did. The clients and participants that shared their challenges and aspirations with me enriched my life as we worked...
The Inner Critic
In my role both as a facilitator and a coach I lead a lot of debrief sessions, from dialog at the end of breakout / table groups to the...
What counts?
I track so many things in my professional life, from leading and indicators in my enablement role, to the hours I have coached....
Overcoming negative self talk
I recently came across a technique to inhibit / overcome negative self talk that I want to share with you. (drum roll please) the...
Take Five
Not the Brubeck song, just five minutes of birdsong and dappled sunlight on leaves. Take five minutes to watch this and sit, breathe,...
The space between us
I recently read of a study that suggested if you move two people’s desks a mere 15 feet further apart, they tend to interact as much as...
How to be Productive, Impactful and Fulfilled
If you desire to become more productive, impactful, and fulfilled, you need to do two things (with an optional 3rd) Understand what makes...
#Thoughtfortheweek
Simply put, to see a rainbow you need the sunlight behind you and the rain in front of you (because physics). But do you know why I like...
Burn out
I have coached over 150 executives and leaders in the past eighteen months and several themes have emerged. Some are perennial like...
The Third Space
What I've noticed through the past year is how most people schedule their calendar in 30 or 60 minute increments and leave no time...
New year, New you?
Looking for a resolution you can make and keep? A best practice for new habit formation is to start small and do something simple daily...
The story of the trowel
The humble trowel can can be forged in the heat of the furnace. Given strength by a shape suited to it's task and a coat of paint to...
23 Things to do without your phone
Our phones are amazing things that can do so much in such a compact form factor. They can also distract us and take an inordinate amount...