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Behind the scenes at the Unleash Your Awesome audiobook recording
Reading Time: 3 minutes Get a glimpse behind the scenes at the recording of the audiobook version of Unleash Your Awesome. I absolutely love audiobooks, and listen to 30-40 each year. But until I did this project, I had
The cat is out of the bag!
Reading Time: 2 minutes That’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
The power of a clear “No”
Reading Time: 5 minutes The first time I heard the phrase “No is a complete sentence”, it blew my mind. All my life, I’d believed that if I said “No” to something, I had to provide a justification, and
Personal Mastermind: What we’re reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’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
The two fears you need to know about
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fears 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
Why you need to choose your failures
Reading Time: 3 minutes Which of your recent failures did decide on in advance? I know, you’re probably thinking, “Aren’t I meant to be planning for my successes, not my failures?” The short answer is, “No”! Read on to
Series pages
Series: How to turn great ideas into great results
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Welcome 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 minutes Welcome 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 turn great ideas into great results: why we struggle to get started
Reading Time: 4 minutes As leaders and managers, we often have a secret dream of finding the one great idea that will turbo-charge our teams and deliver extraordinary results. But we just don’t know
How-to: be a great leader during a crisis
Reading Time: 9 minutes Leadership is a challenging endeavour at the best of times. You’re juggling multiple streams of information, competing goals, shifting targets, and the glorious messiness that comes from being a human
Series: How to turn great ideas into great results
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Welcome 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 strategies for moving from ideas
Respect – a foundational value
Reading Time: 2 minutes Respect for all people is foundational to my personal values and my business philosophy. I believe that every human being is worthy of respect. And I have seen time and
Great results: Strategy 6 – get a coach
Reading Time: 6 minutes The “get a coach” strategy is one that works in so many aspects of our work and life. That’s why it also featured in my previous series on how to
What is organisational culture, why does it matter, and how can we build a great culture?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Organisational culture has been a “buzzphrase” for longer than I can remember. It’s the topic of vast numbers of books, 15 TED talks (when I last checked), and innumerable blog-posts
