More than a decade ago, I had a surgery that was supposed to fix a bunch of medical issues but unfortunately just added to them. Fast forward through 10 years of hard slog with different specialists; then the last couple of years have been “fine”. But lately, I’d been wondering – is this as good…
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2023 – what an incredible year! There were definitely hard parts and challenges. And it was busy. Probably my busiest year yet. But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Maybe that’s a given when you get to work with as many special people and organisations as I do. I’ve been especially grateful for all the business…
Summarise then explain for greater impact when writing emails (inspired by the “Inverted Pyramid”). Not only will your message be easier to triage and action; it’ll be easier to agree with your logic. As a self-check, consider: Is the gist immediately obvious? Is information ordered from most to least important? When we write in the…
One of the biggest lies I think we’ve bought into is that you can have it all to an exceptional standard. In other words: – You can have an incredible high-powered career, while also – Being the most wonderful and present parent, while also – Being a thoughtful and selfless partner, while also – Having…
Being an executive coach, I work with some incredible high-performers. The motivated, goal-oriented types who are always looking to improve. But a common cognitive distortion I see is “black-or-white” thinking or an “all-or-nothing” mentality. They’re either smashing it, or – from their perspective – they are failing. They’re either training for a marathon, or there’s…
Many years ago, I worked for a firm where the expectation was everyone would work huge hours. This was modelled by a guy who worked 5am-12am every day. When his wife had baby, rather than vary his schedule, he just hired a live-in nurse to take care of her. When I later worked with high-needs…
I often encounter people who have had negative experiences with psychometrics – both as a candidate and as a hiring manager. But with my process, I’m continually told how valuable they are – by candidates and clients alike. So what makes the difference? Here’s my take on what to do, and what to avoid. I’d…
While I love working one-on-one to help chief executives perform at their peak, there is something very special about getting a group of leaders on the same page about how they’ll lead. And that’s exactly what I’m getting to do this week! The organisation was particularly insightful in their desire to combine two things: So…
If most of us agree that feedback is a gift, why isn’t everyone asking to do a 360? Well, because lots of people have had awful experiences with them. And it’s not so much about the feedback itself, but more about how the process was conducted and how the information was used. When used correctly,…
One of the things I’m often called in to do is “relationship optimisation”; in other words, helping two people who aren’t getting on get their relationship back on track and work together better. When I sit down with each person to understand the problem from their perspective, I invariably find one or more of the…