The training and coaching needs of leaders and managers have changed significantly in the last 6 months, with businesses pandemic response driving two very different training needs. On the one hand, businesses that are growing in the pandemic are needing short timeframe, fast-spaced skills training that can be utilised quickly and adapt to changing people and operational requirements. On...

LinkedIn is the platform for business. Wonderful to work with some amazing coaches, leaders and professionals from Australia, New Zealand and further afield last night as we discussed how to optimise your LinkedIn profile, discuss new features (including the difference between computer and mobile interface) and how it can benefit your business growth. Not my speciality, but like so many ...

Your team does not expect you to be perfect. You do not need to be perfect. To be a true leader, you need to take responsibility for your actions and be just as open with your failures and mistakes as your successes. Acknowledging your mistakes, owning them and learning from them is far more important to your team that being perfect. When you behave this way as a leader, your team and yo...

A big shout out to all of my fellow Victorians this morning as we wake to Day 1 of a Stage 4 lockdown for 6 weeks. Many are doing it tough emotionally and financially and the thought of a new lockdown and curfew feels like one more dip on the rollercoaster that is 2020.My thoughts are ones of resilience (for family and friends), then resignation (6 weeks!), then frustration (this isn't w...