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The mistrust epidemic: why we don't trust anyone at work
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5 things you should know about clarity
1. Clarity is the product of confusion. You don't understand what really matters until you've been distracted by the things that don't. You don't...
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Playing the long game
With parenting, it’s what we do that counts, not what we say. When my two eldest girls reached 7 and 11, I decided to institute a more formal...
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How to spend your anzac monday
We get a bonus "weekend" day this week. You might be tempted to treat it as a normal Monday, because what even are public holidays right now? Or, you...
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Make meaning by letting go
Making your thinking meaningful to others is one of the most important steps in driving new behaviours. A bit like election promises, strategy and...
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Pick your path: stress, guilt, fear
What problems are you battling with right now? If it's one of these three things, I have some useful stuff that might help.
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How to do scary things
Being a person is pretty scary, to be honest. If you're a mildly anxious human like me, you might face a frequent war with your brain as it churns...
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The new normal
We're hearing the phrase “new normal” a lot this week. That’s a funny one isn’t it. I’ve never been much of a fan of normal… but this week, I get it....
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How to make tricky decisions
The average person makes 17,000 decisions a day. Most of those are easy, like what to have for breakfast or what time to leave for work, but some are...
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Stop being a hero
I've always been a bit of a hero. Beating the odds, I shifted my life story from high school dropout, teen mum, and no-hope foster kid to university...
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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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Why are you like this?: how strengths overused become weaknesses
Why am I like this?!" is a bit of a catchphrase in my house. Usually, I’m bemoaning something I’ve stuffed up. Either I’ve messed up my admin, worked...
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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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If you were them, you'd be a jerk too
Change is hard to talk about because people feel personally attacked. If we're not careful, "let's make it better" sounds more like "You're doing it...
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How to move fast without breaking things
Hi, I'm Alicia McKay, and I'm a serial fast-moving thing-breaker.
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Hope is a terrible recipe for change
The planning fallacy Hope is not a recipe for change How to create realistic plans and strategies
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People are the problem (and the point)
How much easier would driving be, without all the other cars on the road? How much more enjoyable would going to the supermarket be, without all the...
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Put your bloody phone down
Hi, I'm on holiday and don't have much time, so here is a quick serve:
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3 ways to rediscover purpose at work
I recently admitted to losing my mojo at work, and asked my wonderful Wednesday Wisdom readers how to find that sense of meaning again. WOW, you...
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Stop being a plastic bag
In American Beauty*, we watch Ricky’s video of an empty, wrinkled plastic bag tossed about in the wind. We follow the bag as it whips about...
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How to stop being a plastic bag
American Beauty is one of my favourite movies. In one memorable scene, we watch Ricky’s video of an empty, wrinkled plastic bag tossed about in the...
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Values-based living: the hardest and easiest path to peace
When I was 25, I left my job with two kids, a mortgage to pay, and a husband on apprentice wages. I'd left my policy job in frustration, looking for...
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Fear is universal but action is personal
Being a person is pretty scary, to be honest. If you're a mildly anxious human like me, you might face a frequent war with your brain as it churns...