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How and when to quit things (and how to do it well)
Last Friday, I announced I was retiring Not An MBA, an executive leadership programme I founded in 2021. It's been a wild ride. For the most part,...
Career
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The paradox of public leadership (or: just give them the damn picnic table)
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” “I must be cruel to be kind” “The child is the father of the man” Literature is full of...
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Revenge of the Arts degree
I'm taking a brief break from my "Taking the Boot of the Public Sector" series to tell you something important about education and recruitment. In...
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Get out of the way: your future is inevitable
My 8 year old waffle chef What if you're the barrier? A new approach to achieving your goals.
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Do more of what makes you awesome
Did you ever have career counselling at school? The first question you were asked was probably something like "what are you good at?" or 'what are...
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The future of work
ATMs and Strategy When ATMs were first rolled out, economists, politicians, and the media panicked. Automation was to rob bank tellers of their jobs!...
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There is no right decision
This newsletter is brought to you by Not An MBA, the accelerated executive leadership programme that transforms your life and work in just eight...
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The risks of self-employment: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Self-employment is an alluring prospect. It’s a chance to live your life on your terms, to achieve more fulfilment and meaning from your career, and...
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The future of work belongs to the strategist
ATMs and Strategy When ATMs were first rolled out, economists, politicians, and the media panicked. Automation was to rob bank tellers of their jobs!...
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When to try new things: 4 options for creating change
This week, I've been thinking about the warning signals that something needs to change. It stems from some work I'm doing around change and...
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This is an intervention: it's time to get unstuck
In this post: What to do when you're feeling stuck Strategic leadership: skills to change your life Stop planning, start strategising: how to stay on...
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When progress goes too far: becoming a top woman manager
Over the weekend, I picked up this delightful little read in my favourite Woodville op shop. At first, I laughed. The cover is dated, the terminology...
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What got you here won't get you there
Apparently doing the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. I think that applies to 'doing more of the same thing'...
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How to shape a fulfilling career
If you crave meaningful work, it might not happen by accident. Here's how to shape a fulfilling career by asking five questions. You spend a lot of...
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Like it or not, you're in sales: here's a new framework
Everyone's in sales Sales isn't sleazy Sales is about care Improve your skills.
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Strategists get whatever they want
Here's something strategists know that not everyone else does: you can have literally anything you want, at work, home or in your life. Nothing is...
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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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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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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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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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Reasons, seasons and changing jobs
You're probably familiar with the opening line of a poem by Brian A. Chalker: