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Be yourself to beat burnout
The Lion King was one of my favourite childhood movies. It was one of a few films that my cousins had on VHS and we would watch it on repeat, until...
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Time to change: 4 signs that you need to take action
In a recent Wednesday Wonder, I asked you how you know it's time to change something in your life - what the signs are, and how you know whether to...
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Pushing back
Marie Kondo, in The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, suggests getting rid of everything in our lives that doesn’t ‘spark joy’. Clearing clutter...
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Five important lessons i learned in 2020
If 2020 had one thing going for it, it was lessons. Buckets of them. We learned, together, about what we were capable of. About what really mattered....
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Mate, it's just work
Much of my stress comes from work—or at least, that's where I choose to experience it. And I'm my own boss, doing whatever I want! I can only begin...
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Get strategy off the shelf
What’s the name of your last Shelf Strategy? You know the one – where you did all those workshops and argued over semantics. The one where you wrote...
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10 business and self-help books for your summer
Over the past 10 years, I reckon I've read over 500 self-development and business books. (That's why I instituted a three-month non-fiction ban in...
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Endings: letting go of the good
Last week, I wrote about beginnings, so it seems fitting to talk about endings this week. Unless you're an immortal with unlimited time, energy,...
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10 questions to boost your professional credibility
There's a reason every job interview asks the dreaded question: "So, do you have any questions for us?" Gulp. I've got butterflies just thinking...
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3 myths about decision-making
I've been interested in what it means to make good, long-term decisions for a long time. I entered a policy career fresh out of university, all fired...
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Upgrade your worries: reduce anxiety about your life choices
Welcome to another Wednesday Wisdom. Every week, I share with you what I'm thinking about life, work, and leadership. This week we're talking about...
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The problem with professionalism: rejecting sameness at work
I was the first person in my family to have a professional job. So at 22, fresh out of university, with two kids in tow, I was terrified of starting...
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No more ms. nice lady.
I've been a lot less nice lately, and it's not always making me popular. I've been more outspoken on LinkedIn about my politics and beliefs, set...
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Act as if: how your identity changes your habits
Goals motivate us When I started running, I could only motivate myself to train if I had an event coming up. I started at a 5K, and a few years...
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How to use value-based pricing in your consulting business
The most challenging part of developing your consulting offer is deciding what to charge.
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Create a personal strategy
I just finished reading Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber, which is a thoroughly excellent book about the modern world of work. According to...
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How to lead when you're worried
It’s a worrying time to be in charge. How can you be a successful leader when you're worried about the future? We live in a time of unprecedented...
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7 ways to feel better about your job
Work is a pain in the proverbial. It's also where most of us will spend most of our waking hours. The average person spends over 13 years of their...
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Embrace your inner rebel
I was at a wedding on Saturday and, thanks to what I was wearing, received some inquiring comments about a tattoo that’s usually covered. It sits...
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Snow melts from the edges: futurist thinking
I am often astonished at how little some executive teams know about what’s happening inside and outside their buildings.
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Strategy: not your job?
When the task obstructs the goal Here's a little vignette from my life last week, juggling work, kids, and clients.
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Time to tell: when to be a more directive leader
How we understand strong leadership has undergone a fundamental transformation over the last decade or two. Traditional ideas about a military-like...
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How to lead people when you’re feeling worried: 5 top tips
In this post: It's hard to lead when you're worried It's OK if you're feeling worried Five things you can do. It's hard to lead when you're worried...
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Commit or quit
Do you ever sit in a conversation where everybody furiously agrees, leave feeling great about what you’ve decided – but then nothing happens? I see...