15 Instant Innovation Questions to Future-Proof Your Business

/0 Comments/in /by

In the past, when most organisations could rely on a few innovations a year, innovation was considered to be only the role of a Research & Development department. Now, when your organisation is more complex, employees have more ideas, and the external environment is changing so fast, innovation...

Read More

Open the Door To Greater Experience

/0 Comments/in , /by

Good leaders give their team members more information and knowledge than they need just to do their job. They know what’s happening in the rest of the team, the rest of the organisation, and even the outside world. But it’s not enough to just sit on the sidelines and watch. Great leader...

Read More

The Best Workplace on Earth – Webinar Recording

/0 Comments/in , /by

We all know the workplace of the future will be very different from the workplace of today. But what will the workplace of the future look like? It’s more than just technology and automation – it’s about the environment you create for attracting the smart, talented, savvy people w...

Read More

Resilience Is Not Enough

/0 Comments/in , , , /by

I sometimes go out to breakfast or lunch with my 20-year-old stepdaughter, Abbey. As soon as the food arrives, she – like many others of her generation – pulls out her smartphone, takes a photo, and shares it with her friends on social media (And, to her credit, she then puts away her phone for...

Read More

How To Get Better at Dealing With Change

/0 Comments/in , , /by

We’re all going through massive and unprecedented change, and it can sometimes be uncertain, frustrating, frightening, and stressful. The people who deal with it best aren’t just born with that ability. They use scientifically-proven strategies to cope with, manage, and even embrace cha...

Read More

Will You Lead The Change?

/0 Comments/in , , /by

Over the past few weeks, I’ve spoken at events in Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington, Auckland, and Perth – and for clients in diverse industries, including banking, human resources, local government, sport, commercial property, and retail. Despite their differences, one thing these organisa...

Read More

Want Them to Succeed? 4 Magic Words to Empower Your People

/0 Comments/in , /by

This week, I’m speaking to a group of secondary school principals in Melbourne, and then travelling to New Zealand to deliver a presentation at the HRNZ (Human Resources Institute of New Zealand) conference. Both presentations are about leadership – in particular, about how to get the b...

Read More

How To Get Things Done When Everybody Keeps Interrupting You

/0 Comments/in /by

In our fast-paced, always-on world, interruptions and distractions are a fact of life. You’ll find plenty of advice about how to “manage” other people who interrupt you, but you’ll always be fighting a losing battle that way. Instead of trying to control others, here are some practical idea...

Read More

10 Ways to Bring Innovation to a Screeching Halt

/0 Comments/in /by

Last week, I spoke at an innovation breakfast for the forward-thinking team at Landgate, the State government authority responsible for property and land information in WA. In my keynote presentation, “The New Rules For High Performance”, I made the point that innovation is everybody...

Read More

How to Be a Talent Magnet

/0 Comments/in , , /by

If you think there’s been a war for talent in the past, you ain’t seen nothing yet! The skills for future success are changing, and the smart, savvy, talented people with these skills have a choice of places to work. Do you have a workplace that attracts, rewards, and keeps that top tal...

Read More