Insights

We all do it...act on or take for granted that the information presented to us is true, accurate and of value.  Sometimes we just need a little reminder to slow down, ask some questions and check out the validity and usefulness of the data driving our decisions and...

As human beings we thrive on autonomy.  It is a hard-wired mechanism in our brain.  We need to feel a sense of control over our own environment and we will defend that need, consciously or non-consciously. We don’t like being told what to do.  And when we are - even...

Last year, my friend and colleague, Oscar Trimboli, was sitting at my table at a Thought Leaders business immersion I was attending.  Oscar is one of those delightfully calm people who are so laid back that you need to check to see if they have a pulse - essentially,...

Every action counts! Leadership is a social process.  Martin M Chemers (1997) in his text ‘An Integrative Theory of Leadership' defines leadership as... "a process of social influence in which a person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of...

Organisations invest a lot of time and money developing and communicating strategy, but there seems to be an ongoing challenge with the short and long-term execution of that strategy.  Some people jump on board and others, even though they understand, agree with and...

You can never really truly know why someone makes the choices they do, or behaves the way they do. Sometimes you may be baffled by the way YOU think and behave.  Furthermore, it’s not really your right to judge the behaviour of others, but you do have to live and work...

I’m a girl. And I drive a car. And when I first learnt to drive (34 years ago in the age of the manual car) my father insisted on teaching me about how the car works. I learned how to check and change the oil, how to change the fan-belt, how to change a tire, how to...

Last year at this time I wrote a blog about my Theme for 2014.  It was 'PROFILE’.  Click here to read it if you like, the same idea of deciding on a theme applies to 2015!  (https://leadinghumans.com.au/2014-getting-focused) Having a theme served me well. How did it...

There is no doubt that, as leaders, we are amazing people who know best, and by golly, aren't our people so privileged to be the receivers of our well-intentioned advice!As humans, we don't like being told what to do, yet we do love giving advice, and all of us have...

Santa isn't real! Daddy is the Easter Bunny! The tooth fairy's wallet was empty (aka Mum's purse)! Do you remember the moment you discovered that it was all make believe.  The moment you grew up just a little and the world became a little less wonderful.   Well,...

I was charging down the highway last week to attend a Think Tank session at Bond University - the speaker was Dr Jason Fox.  A cool dude. As usual, I was cutting it close...on track but aware that if I had difficulty getting a park or got lost, I would be late.  I was...