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How to plan your year when things are uncertain
This is usually the time of year when I’d have my 2021 on the wall, month by month, meticulously planned out—significant pieces of work, trips away,...
Leadership (7)
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4 steps to playing the long game
How was your 2020, overall? Mine was a nightmare, to be honest.
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How to think about change
If you’re not doing ‘change’ right now, you’re not in fashion. Whether it’s organisational change, personal transformation (hi Spring!) or even...
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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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Freshen Up Your Focus
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that priorities shift. As we returned to our homes, spent more time with our families, watched our health more...
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How to live your values
I’ve had an absolute sh*t of a few weeks. I’ve made some of the hardest choices I’ve ever had to make in my personal life in the face of confusion,...
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How to live your values
I’ve had an absolute sh*t of a few weeks. I’ve made some of the hardest choices I’ve ever had to make in my personal life, in the face of confusion,...
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How to think about change
If you’re not doing ‘change’ right now, you’re not in fashion. Whether it’s organisational change, personal transformation (hi Spring!) or even...
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Risky business
Injuries suck. I hurt my right shoulder this week, and it turns out I’m a terrible patient. I don’t rest well – not just because of my personality,...
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How to make people listen
When people ask me to help them run workshops and meetings, they often come in with lofty goals. How do I get people to really be in this? To own...
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Stop being a hero
I used to think I was a bit of a hero—I was even proud of it. Beating the odds, I shifted my life story from high school dropout, teen mum, and...
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Friends at work
I often meet leaders with an “I don’t go to work to make friends” attitude. I get that; I do. One of the reasons I’ve never lasted in an employment...
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Friends at work
I often meet leaders with an “I don’t go to work to make friends” attitude. I get that; I really do. One of the reasons I’ve never lasted in an...
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First things first: be careful of second-rate priorities
It’s school holidays! My girls and I had a trip to Germany planned for these school holidays, but we had to cancel that for obvious reasons. Instead,...
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Thinking needs space
I’m off the grid this week, holed up in an adorable little cabin in Martinborough, finishing up my second book, From Action to Impact: The Strategic...
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Thinking needs space
I’m off the grid this week, holed up in an adorable little cabin in Martinborough, finishing up my second book, From Action to Impact: The Strategic...
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Beyond crisis leadership: when the cracks start to show
Crisis is a bit exciting, isn’t it? It's different to regular drama, because it has: Surprise Serious threat Short decision times. Tick, tick and...
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On micro-influence.
Influencer marketing is the most popular guerrilla marketing strategy of the last ten years. In 2018, 81% of marketers reported that influencer...
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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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Risky business
Injuries suck. I hurt my right shoulder this week, and it turns out I’m a terrible patient. I don’t rest well – not just because of my personality,...
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Nothing important happens by accident: align priorities to action
If I looked at your calendar for the week – could I tell what matters to you? If I looked at your team and decision process - could I tell what...
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Nothing important happens by accident: align priorities to action
If I looked at your calendar for the week – could I tell what really matters to you? If I looked at your team and decision process - could I tell...
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The invisible list
My middle child is a bit of a sage. Since she was little, she’s habitually said profound things that make you look at her sideways. In the way that...
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The New Zealand way
Sometimes, we don’t see ourselves until we look through the eyes of others. Over the last 18 months, Aotearoa has received unprecedented attention on...