I regularly publish posts and articles on science-backed tools, best practices, techniques, insights, strategies and knowledge. They’re all designed to make the “human” stuff a little easier.
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Recent articles
The personal strengths advantage: how playing to your strengths transforms your life and work
Reading Time: 6 minutesYour personal strengths are the unique qualities and abilities that energise you and help you excel in your personal and professional life. Discovering and learning how to work with your personal strengths is one of
Why you need to develop a ‘rest ethic’
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
Why leaders need to read fiction
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
My 5-star books of 2024
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
My 5-star reads of 2024 – list version
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
How to run strategic strength experiments
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe fastest way to get the power of your personal strengths working for you is to run strategic strengths experiments. Using The Strengths Deck, a tool I developed to help you get up close and
Series pages
Series: How to turn great ideas into great results
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWelcome to my series on “How to turn great ideas into great results”. On this page, you’ll find links to the articles I’ve written detailing
Series: How to have great ideas
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWelcome to my series on “How to have great ideas”. On this page, you’ll find links to the articles I’ve written detailing strategies for having
General posts
How To Choose Your Approach This Silly Season
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs Christmas and the New Year draw near, it’s a great time to choose your approach for the silly season. You don’t have to sit back and wait for things
The Link Between Appreciative Inquiry and Strengths
Reading Time: 4 minutesAppreciative Inquiry is a method for solving problems and implementing change by focusing on the positive. It emerged from the work of David Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva in the late
What you need to know about our autonomic nervous system and stress
Reading Time: 4 minutesHuman beings have an autonomic nervous system (ANS), which controls a great deal of how our body works. The word “autonomic” means that the system can function without our conscious
Why we need to make time to play
Reading Time: 8 minutesWhen was the last time you were at play? Hopefully, it was in the last few days. But if you’re like most adults, you’ll probably need a second or two
We’re doing leadership all wrong – let’s fix that!
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re making the same leadership mistake over and over again – it’s time to stop! Here’s how.
Goldilocks and a Pile of Salt – Why You CAN Have Too Much of a Good Thing
Reading Time: 5 minutes‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ was one of my favourite fairy tales growing up. Salt is one of my favourite condiments. It seems weird to put those two sentences together.
