Reading Time: 7 minutesYou’ve heard all about the importance of your work ethic, but did you know that you also need a rest ethic? A strong work ethic is something that most businesses look for when they are hiring staff and promoting leaders. It sounds like the receipe for success: nose-to-the-grindstone, hard work, full commitment, pushing past resistance. […]
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Reading Time: 8 minutesI’ve been an avid reader of fiction ever since my parents taught me how to sound out my very first words in my favourite childhood books. Forty-plus years later, I consider that habit to be not just one of the great joys in my life, but also one of the pillars of my leadership practice.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI read a tonne of books every year, and track all of my reads, from 5-star to 1-star, on Goodreads (check out my profile and reading lists here.) And because I religiously track what I’ve read, I’m always asked for recommendations by friends and colleagues. So, I thought, “Why not put them all in one
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Reading Time: 3 minutesHere are my 5-star reads of 2024, in list format. If you’d like the pretty, picture-rich version with all the linky goodness, plus my reviews, check it out here. I read a tonne of books every year, and am always asked for recommendations by friends and colleagues. So, I thought, “Why not put them all
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“Work from home”, they said. “So few distractions”, they said. “Lots of opportunities for focus and deep work”, they said. This happens multiple times a day. Molly likes, no, DEMANDS attention, and she’s very good at getting it! Lucky she’s so cute… https://youtube.com/embed/OrjdFLICTw4 Hat-tip to the fabulous AMANDA BILLING for the cosy and funky ‘Feminist
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI read a tonne of books every year, and track all of my reads, from 5-star to 1-star, on Goodreads (check out my profile and reading lists here.) And because I religiously track what I’ve read, I’m always asked for recommendations by friends and colleagues. So, I thought, “Why not put them all in one
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Reading Time: 2 minutesHere are my 5-star reads of 2023, in list format. If you’d like the pretty, picture-rich version with all the linky goodness, plus my reviews, check it out here. I read a tonne of books every year, and am always asked for recommendations by friends and colleagues. So, I thought, “Why not put them all
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThat’s right – ‘Unleash Your Awesome’ is soon to be available as an audiobook! The ‘Unleash Your Awesome’ audiobook I recently spent time in the studio with the amazing Jordan Greville, recording the audio version of Unleash Your Awesome. I was super-nervous heading in – I’ve never even set foot in a recording studio before,
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been participating in and running Personal Mastermind book clubs since early 2021, and they have been such wonderful experiences. Not only are they a great way to learn about and read excellent books, they’re also a great forum for discussion and building relationships with fantastic people. The Personal Mastermind format Each Personal Mastermind group
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Reading Time: 3 minutesFears are a completely normal part of the human experience. Almost every human will feel fear regularly, from the time we are born, until the time we leave this Earth. In the right amount, and the right situation, the right kind of fear can help keep us safe. But the wrong kind, in the wrong
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