How to flip “I hate my job!” to “I love my job!”

‘I hate my job.’ How often have you heard someone say this? Probably too often to count. There was a time when I, too, said these words quite often, when I was feeling discontented, unengaged, unheard or unsupported. Fortunately, I haven’t felt this way for many years now. This does not mean that my current…

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The tide goes out and the tide comes in

Last month we discussed the great resignation wave. If you missed it, here it is: The great resignation wave. We all know that when waves come in, they also have to go out. As organisations and as leaders, while we prepare for an exodus of employees, we also need to prepare for the employment of new…

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The wave is coming – how strong a swimmer are you?

The United States has been hit by the great resignation wave and the ripples of this tsunami are now being felt across Australia. What is it? How will it affect you? Is there anything we can do to outswim the wave as it comes our way? In March 2020 as COVID-19 hit the world, employees…

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Appreciation in the Workplace

As I sit here in Melbourne, Australia we have had more than 200 days of lockdown in the last 18 months, with more to come. Every day we talk to managers, leaders and our coachees about what is going on for them in work, business and life, and we know that many are struggling under…

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How to get SH!T done

No matter what is going on in the world or in our lives, we have to continue to get sh!t done. Each one of us has our own way of getting things accomplished – little tricks or processes to help us get through the never-ending minutiae required to do our jobs and lead our lives.…

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