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How Leaders Can Save Themselves From Drowning

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Save Leaders from Drowning

  Some time back I wrote an article How Organisations Can Save Leaders From Drowning.  In this I spoke of things organisations can do to raise the chances that leaders will be able to stay afloat in their demanding roles. Since then the circumstances for leaders have become even more challenging.  Complexity and volume have […]

Filed Under: Capable Leaders Tagged With: Happiness, Leadership, Health

The Joys and Benefits of Literature

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During the uncertainty and struggles of 2020, as our lives have become more constrained, there has been a return to simpler pleasures. People I know are finding more time for the hobbies they enjoy – painting, music, games, puzzles and more. For me, 2020 has helped me rediscover my love of literature. In recent years […]

Filed Under: Personal Effectiveness, Happiness, Human Workplaces Tagged With: Happiness, Empathy

How this “Play it Safe” Guy Took a Leap

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3 months ago I took an uncharacteristic leap of faith when I left my safe and secure government employer of 20 years to begin consulting full time. I didn’t leave because my job had been made redundant. I didn’t leave because I was forced to leave. I didn’t leave because there was anything wrong with […]

Filed Under: Career Guidance, Happiness, Becoming Unstuck Tagged With: Career, Happiness

Want to Enjoy Your Work More? Then Remember This.

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all organisations are imperfect

During my very first economics lecture at the University of Queensland in the late 1980’s, my lecturer Dr Gunton made an observation that I have never forgotten.  “All organisations are imperfect”, he pronounced with gusto from his academic pulpit in front of the crowded night time lecture theatre. I wrote this down, underlined it and filed […]

Filed Under: Change Management, Happiness, Followership, Healthy Teams, Human Workplaces Tagged With: Career, Happiness

Yes it is Lonely At the Top (But it Doesn’t Have to Be)

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When we commence our careers we usually work in the fat bit of the organisational structure triangle, somewhere near the bottom, where it’s anything but lonely.  Everywhere we look there are people we can talk to, people to ask questions of, people to have a whinge with and people to share a laugh with.  Very […]

Filed Under: Happiness, Capable Leaders, Human Workplaces Tagged With: Happiness, Relationships, Leadership, Human Workplace

How to Knock Self-Doubt Down to Size

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  Self-doubt.  All of us have it.  For some of us it’s an occasional visitor, while for others it’s ever-present. Sometimes it’s useful.  For example, the self-doubt that stops me from swimming outside the flags in rough surf conditions has probably served me well. Other times self-doubt is much less useful, such as: The kind that stops […]

Filed Under: Becoming Unstuck, Personal Effectiveness, Happiness Tagged With: Success, Happiness, Midlife

7 Tips For Surviving Promotions

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  Congratulations …… you’ve been promoted!  You’ve been hoping for this chance for some time and you’re very excited about the new challenges and increased responsibilities the role is going to give you.  More money in your pay will also be very welcome. The day comes to start and you take up your position at […]

Filed Under: Career Guidance, Capable Leaders Tagged With: Career, Happiness, Midlife, Leadership, Success

Midlife Generativity or Midlife Stagnation?

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    In 1959, a German-born psychologist with a repetitive sounding name, Erik Erikson, developed an eight-stage theory of development through life.  According to Erik(son), people  address specific challenges at each life stage.  Five of the stages in this theory take place during childhood, while the other three occur in adulthood. The 3 adult stages in Erikson’s […]

Filed Under: Becoming Unstuck, Career Guidance, Success in Midlife Tagged With: Happiness, Kindness, Midlife

What I’ve Learnt From My Dog

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  It’s fair to say that my dog, a black miniature schnauzer named Bessie (pictured), is no rocket scientist.  She has no understanding of algebra, she’s terrible at measurement and conversion, and her proficiency with statistics is downright poor.  She is, however, the source of endless amusement and joy for our family.  More unexpectedly, she’s […]

Filed Under: Personal Effectiveness, Happiness, Better Learning Tagged With: Happiness, Learning

The Benefits of a Tech Free Holiday

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I read recently that most of us check our mobile phones and other technology devices an astonishing 150 times per day!  I’m as guilty as the next person of being on my phone and laptop more often than I should be.  Not only is it easy to check these devices way too often but it’s also way […]

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