Photo by NeONBRAND on UnsplashLife is full of decisions. Some big, some small. Some easy, some not. And sometimes it’s easy to make simple mistakes that make things more complicated than they need to be. So if it feels like you could sometimes make better decisions, make sure you’re avoiding these three big mistakes.1. Putting it offPerhaps the biggest […]
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Stop Hoarding What You Know And Start Giving it Away
Ever had that moment when you finish a project or deliver something at work, and someone looks at it with wide eyes, wondering how you were able to do it so well, or so completely, or so successfully? From your perspective, you simply went about your job, and it just happened to knock someone’s socks […]
Continue ReadingWhy do I still feel like I’m failing?
“Even with how far I’ve come, why do I still sometimes feel like I’m failing?” 2 reasons.Because you’re a human being. It’s one of the things we do, along with things like eating, worrying and belly laughs.Because it hurts less to pre-empt your own failure than to have someone else do it you.3 quick thoughts […]
Continue ReadingLeadership is easy when you know all the answers
When you have all the answers, you get to say, this is what we’ll do, and doing it will get us to that place. You know it, either because you’ve done it loads of times before and know it works, or because it’s safe and predictable like old shoes. Easy. And safe. And predictable. The fun stuff is when you […]
Continue Reading4 Ways Organisations Can Stop Destroying Employee-Confidence
People are funny creatures. Especially when they’re all smooshed up together in an organisation and told to work together. Stuff like peer pressure happens. Things like judgement. Pursuing status. People pleasing. Fears of being singled out or found out. At every level, a lack of confidence in people and a lack of confidence from people […]
Continue Reading5 Reasons I Love and Need Christmas
I’ve always loved Christmas. While my enthusiasm and vim for the season might have been tempered somewhat over the years, I’m still a kid at heart (I always have to be in bed by midnight on Christmas Eve, so I’m all tucked up when Santa comes, for example). There’s something totally compelling about the season […]
Continue ReadingLaunching October: Get Your Backbone Back
Recently I wrote some thoughts about backbone. I also mentioned that I was thinking about running a short course to help people find theirs (and then trust it) and invited people to share a comment or drop me an email to signal their interest. The interesting thing is the flurry of emails I received from […]
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