Recently, I was asked how I would feel about being a ‘facilitator’ rather than the subject matter expert, how I would feel about standing in the background rather than in front of the audience and providing the latest thought leadership. I wondered for a moment and then said, “The mission of People At Their Best, […]

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The failure of financial institutions has put many people on edge and Governments grappling to understand what it all means – here are some diverse and alternative views from around the world (including mine), captured in the wonderful STORM publication

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https://hbr.org/2022/07/the-c-suite-skills-that-matter-most An important piece of research, finding that assessing and developing ‘social’ skills is more relevant today for C-suite executives than traditional domains of technical skills and experience. This validates what we have known for years but I really wish we could shift away from describing such social skills as ‘soft’.We use the term interpersonal […]

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Dear Friends and Colleagues, With only one day of summmer left, I am genuinely shocked at how quickly 2023 is flying by.  What a unique time we are in; most people I have spoken with have noted that their businesses have had a quiet start to the year and yet time seems to be sped […]

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21 September 2022 – Tasmanian Forest & Forest Products Network Forum – Launceston, Australia Wonderful to be part of a panel discussing ways to attract and retain the right workforce in the Tasmanian Forestry Sector. Thanks to Therese Taylor and all the team at the Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network (TFFPN) for the opportunity. […]

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When organisations do not act congruently with their Purpose and Values, then, for these organisations, it is a race to the bottom! I have seen it so many times in large and small organisations, in schools and sporting teams – the place starts to implode – performance declines, selfishness ensues, people turn inwards and sometimes, lives […]

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Believing you can improve you mental health actually works – sure, doing things to improve or maintain your mental health is critical but whether you take action or not, people who believe they can do something to keep mentally healthy have higher mental wellbeing than those who do not have such belief. This could be explained […]

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Celebrating a lovely piece of feedback, I recieved yesterday from a business manager within the education sector: “My good man, if imitation is the highest form of flattery, you may be delighted to know that at our Leaders Governance meeting on Saturday, you and your work was referenced by me and the CEO. So gratitude and […]

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