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Leadership

May, 2022

Simon Sinek is onto something with finding your why

Leaders who are part of our coaching or training programs get to work through why they do leadership. My observations are that at least 90% of the leaders we work with haven’t done the exercise Read More

May, 2022

Do as I say, and do as I do

Why do some leaders still not understand that team members don’t listen as much as they watch? Why don’t leaders realize that they are always on the show? They are being analyzed for how to b Read More

May, 2022

Get support before you need it

I am in sunny Perth this week, speaking at the AusIMM Minesafe International Conference. And I can’t wait to share some leadership insights with the mining community. But there is one insight I Read More

May, 2022

Leaders in Mining – help not harm, hear not hurt

This week, I’m in Perth speaking at the AusIMM International Mining Conference. Being back in WA has given me an opportunity to reflect on my time in mining here and what I learnt from those ex Read More

April, 2022

False Expectations Appearing Real

Recently, I had an experience that scared the crapola out of me. I thought my life was in danger. And there was no real need to experience that FEAR (aka false expectations appearing real)! Hereâ Read More

April, 2022

Why your DISC profile is more important than you might think

Fun fact – the same person who developed the character of Wonder Woman also developed DISC profiling. I know, how cool. Dr William Moulton was a psychologist, lawyer, and comic book writer. He Read More

April, 2022

The subtle art of trusting yourself to stay in control and to not lose it under pressure

When you look at some leaders, you can tell that they don’t have self-control and they’re not credible. Their catch line is to ‘do as I say, not as I do’… leaving you never quit Read More

April, 2022

Managing your time, and caring for your team, all at the same time

The 2022 leader arrives at the office… They’re greeted with a new and long list of unread emails, and cannot possibly understand how they all came in overnight. Before they sit down, thei Read More

April, 2022

If you want something done, you must do it yourself… is so 2000s

I went from being a stressed leader to a calm leader by working out that I couldn’t do everything myself. And that I didn’t have to. My team is capable, and courageous. They can do things tha Read More

April, 2022

How Princess Elsa managed her ‘amygdala hijack’ in Frozen

Princess Elsa understands leadership, and how to control her emotions. And how to control her ice-making superpower. Especially when she gets out of control. Or at least now she does.  The m Read More