Note to self. Be alert when someone begins their answer to a question with: “Well to be honest with you …” Not because that answer is likely to be deceitful, but rather because everything else they’ve said up to that point was perhaps less truthful. […]
I am a big fan of the British comedy series, The Office, which was first released in Australia in 2002. Like most great comedies, it’s edgy and at times risqué. By 2005, it had become fashionable at EG to use some of the provocative one-liners from The Office at our meetings and in our everyday […]
My father often counselled me: “Working hard doesn’t make you tired. Stress does.” Don’t fall for the old lie that working hard is a dull way to live. The happiest people I know approach their working life with as much passion, verve and creativity as they do their leisure time. My father often counselled me: […]
Leaders are writers. Write down your vision, your goals, your strategy and your values. It’s a power habit. Writing declutters and organises your mind. We all hold contradictory thoughts. Writing forces us to resolve those contradictions. Writing begets clarity. Clarity begets focus. Focus begets success. […]
Are you wasting time and energy trying to figure out what your manager is really thinking? That’s a telltale sign that you’re in a dysfunctional culture. Great leaders are approachable and transparent. You can always ask them a direct question and get a straight answer. If your manager is not like that, that’s their problem […]
Success and happiness are a habit and a state of mind. Your will and thought made visible. As the inner, so the outer. […]
Is where you’re working making you a better human being? Kinder, more forgiving, more generous? If not, change your job. Don’t dwell for long in cultures that are mean-spirited, gossip-infested and jealous. Success is much more than making money. The ultimate wealth is the character you’re becoming. […]
To future CEOs. People need to be reminded much more than they need to be instructed. That’s why CEOs need to be CROs – chief reminding officers. This is especially true during COVID, when people are in need of direction and encouragement. Remind them of your vision and your values. How do you know that […]
We all have morning rituals to make sure we look prepared for the day ahead: our hair, our clothes, our shoes. But too few of us have morning rituals to make sure our mind is prepared for the day ahead. You prepare your mind through affirmation, gratitude and realignment with your vision and purpose. You […]