Leadership brand
David Parkin, former Carlton Premiership Coach and his business partner Paul Bourke delivered a fantastic talk at a networking event I went to last week. It was called "Captain – Coach Leadership". Parkin, as he does, spoke very passionately even at 8am in the morning! It was inspirational and it got me thinking about the […]
Release the pressure
Not sure what it is at the moment but there seems to be a lot of conflict happening around the place. There is unavoidable conflict within the workplace, in relationships and in service exchange. After all, you have different personalities with differing sets of values, goals and beliefs interacting with each other. Conflict is inevitable […]
The action epidemic
And that it is, an epidemic of great proportions. Procrastination, which leads to self-loathing, frustration, surrender. And it’s worldwide. The dictionary meaning – delay or postpone action, to put off doing something. One of the biggest distinctions for participants of the the recent Distinctive Leadership ‘Goal Setting’ workshop was the need to take action to […]
A story from an iphone
I hear and see a lot of things. I’ve been to many fabulous restaurants, even caught a few movies, travelled overseas and interstate and attended many sporting events (AFL being the dominant code watching a team with the colors of yellow and black)! They’re not very good! I’m forever taking photos of people too. Some […]
Cultural difference
Culture is one of the most powerful factors in any business or organization. It can determine if you are an employer of choice or not. I have experienced many organizational cultures, both first hand and as an external consultant and it either slaps you in the face or inspires you. People can feel the energy […]
Hamstrung by technology
If your IT systems were disabled in your business, would you be able to deliver the level of client service that you could when your systems were running? I had a couple of interesting experiences last week that really intrigued me. The first was the alarm, the confusion, the helplessness the sales staff of a […]
Distinctive leadership
Vision with distinction
The one thing that great leaders and successful businesses have in common is a strong vision. Unfortunately, vision is the one thing that business owners forgo in favour of short-term goals and then wonder why their business is not evolving and growing. Vision is perceived as hard or even too time consuming with the preference […]
Target Practice
We know that goal setting is the strategy for successful people. It is the common theme that is highlighted in any interview, article or book written on successful people. So why don’t more businesses have robust goals in place? To be honest, a little bit of laziness and a little bit of not seeing the […]