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Patience! A skill lost to more than one generation that we somehow left behind. Now is the time to stop judging the generations that have come since and go back to get them.

As true leaders, our job is not to take charge of the leaders of tomorrow. In reality, it is to take responsibility for...

We all know that people follow people, not businesses, in the modern world of social media influence. The future's most powerful generations of influencers are buying everything based on how they feel, and we know that feelings come from the heart.

So why are the vast majority of us leading our bu...

The concept of conflict and personal growth might be an uncomfortable journey to endure. However, it might be one of the most rewarding ones you are yet to discover.

In life, we all have our fair share of conflict. Whether it be at work or home. The arrival of conflict in our lives, in reality, ca...

Most of us spend nearly one-third of our day at work on any given working day, yet 40% of Australians feel lonely at work. This is an alarming statistic don't you think!

With this and other startling facts about workplace anxiety, stress and dissatisfaction, I thought it imperative to focus the se...

Workplaces have changed a lot in the last year. With more people working remotely than ever before, it is important to be aware of the pitfalls and possibilities that can be created in a dynamic workforce.

Not all remote workplaces are created equal

Understanding that not all remote workplaces a...

In today’s world of digital transformation, It would appear that the proverbial roadmap everyone is talking about looks more like a map without roads.

In reality, it might look more like a blank piece of paper with two red dots, one showing where we are, and the other where we want to or are reco...

The modern workplace has changed forever. We can thank COVID19 for the fast progression to remote working, or can we?

Across the globe, there has been a gradual shift to remote working, in a variety of forms, for more than 20 years. Yet it has never really taken off on mass. COVID19 brought us an...

Workplaces are digitally progressing exponentially with new technologies at their fingertips, but are they transforming as many would like us to believe?

The short answer is, unfortunately, a most definite no. Yet why have we dropped the enterprise evolution ball so badly?

If you want your workp...

It is almost impossible to have a digital transformation conversation in business these days, without talking about frameworks.

Some old and some new. Yet, I think it is fair to say that most transformations are not ticking all the boxes, unlike many of the frameworks of choice, that are currentl...

In business transformation, it is critical to get to a place of understanding through transparent and inclusive dialogue early on, if you want true and lasting success.

So why do so many organisations take the secrecy path or fail to engage early by waiting for the perfect launch date? It is an al...

Trust, should it be earned or given automatically?

This question is worthwhile to explore for self-development purposes and to understand its application from the perspective of others. This concept of trust has significant implications for us all in society, both at work and at home.

Why is it...

Why are we still structuring organisations like we are stuck in the Industrial age when clearly the revolution is here?

It might sound like a stupid question, but however hard it is to grasp, it is a reality we simply cannot escape. We are doing it en masse, and it needs to stop if your organisati...

We are now firmly living in the land of digital transformation, and there is no turning back. Organisations on masse, whether by choice or by pressure, are seeking to transform in some significant and costly ways. However, it would appear that we have forgotten the main ingredient, our people, which...

Today, let’s try something different from the onset and begin with a whole new idea. An idea, which if you are at all like the leader I once was, might make you somewhat uncomfortable.

Instead of applying the age-old norm of playing the game of following the leader, how about we explore if we can...

I have read a lot about how important it is to include others in the workplace, some of whom we have an unfortunate habit of calling people with disabilities.

We’ve learned this unfortunate phase in humanity through social and cultural conditioning. Whilst casting these shadows on others, it is do...

Is your organisation embarking on a business transformation program?

If you are and you haven’t taken a solid look at your culture, you had better get ready for what picking off the proverbial scabs, can do to your culture in a business transformation program.

If your organisation is already hav...

Just like everything in life, there are beginnings and endings to every situation and everything living. Yet we so often try to avoid them, which leads to nothing but endless suffering.

This is a relatively common topic openly discussed throughout hundreds, if not thousands of years in yogic philo...

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, the term “digital transformation” has become a buzzword, often heard in boardrooms and industry discussions. But what exactly is digital transformation, and why is it crucial for businesses to embrace it?

Digital transformation refers to the integration of...

Sure, let’s change everything as long as I don’t have to change, seems to be the order of the day.

This is the somewhat unpopular viewpoint of those happy to complain about what is going wrong. Yet, when it comes to participation they have all the excuses in the world not to participate.

In chan...

There are literally hundreds of change management strategies in the transformation marketplace, with organisations far too readily hanging their hats on what some like to call the tried and tested.

Yet, what we all should be asking ourselves is, who is deciding this ridiculous claim?

In my caree...

Without the support of an unbiased second opinion in business transformations these days, things can get crazy fast, unless you have bottomless pockets.

With price tags for transformation programs now reaching the hundreds of millions, it wouldn't be remiss to think the world has gone completely m...