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Do you get January blues?
Welcome Back and Happy New Year! a Taking Key Steps Together Through 2025 I’m not someone who bursts into the new year full of excitement and resolutions. The hype around a “fresh start” doesn’t resonate with me. Instead, I cherish the calm and simplicity of the...
Tap into an underused superpower…
Goal setting: An underestimate superpower Goal setting might be our most important work as leaders If you have strong, compelling goals written down for the next 2 to 5 years, you’ve set yourself apart from the vast 95% of the population. If you’ve also created a...
Laugh your way to resilience
The Power of Humour in Leadership and Life In our relentless pursuit of excellence, we often find ourselves in serious conversations about productivity, effectiveness and impact. While these discussions are undoubtedly vital, there’s one essential ingredient that can...
There’s still 9 to go, make them count!
Make the Last Nine Weeks of the Year Count As we approach the year-end, it’s natural to feel tired and overwhelmed and to feel the pull of deadlines and the push to finish projects. I’m hearing lots of overwhelm and people saying things like “I’m so over this year, I...
What zaps your personal power?
The 6 P's That Zap Your Personal Power: How to Recognise and Reclaim Your Strength As leaders, professionals, and human beings, we’re all striving for a sense of balance, fulfilment and impact. I hear this quest every day in the leadership programmes I facilitate....
STOP the culture of OVERWORK
These past few weeks, I have been working with a number of EXCO teams in financial services where discussions of people being stretched, stressed and overwhelmed have come up again and again. In many cases, people are possibly heading for burnout. I had one leader,...
Do you intentionally spring clean your mind?
In the southern hemisphere, spring has sprung. It’s my favourite time of year and one where I always put in some extra effort to really spring clean my mind. It should be a top priority for all of us. You are the architect of your mind, and you are with yourself 24/7....
Why AI makes EI even more important
In the rapidly evolving future world of work, Emotional Intelligence (EI) is not just a desirable trait – it's a critical skill for effective leadership. We’ve known this for more than three decades, but automation, AI and hybrid work have reshaped the workplace,...
Inspiration from women at the Olympics
It’s women’s month in South Africa and I’ve been thinking about how incredible and inspiring the women in the 2024 Paris Olympics have been. They have achieved remarkable feats, set records, stood steadfast in the face of intense scrutiny and unfounded criticism – and...
Can growth mindset change your brain?
The Transformative Power of a Growth Mindset: How It Rewires Your Brain Believing that you’re on a path towards improvement, even if that path involves both successes and failures, is what it means to have a growth mindset. It opens up endless possibilities and...
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