I played golf recently with a teacher I highly respected (and a great golfer to boot). A Beautiful swing and a beautiful person. We got talking about the “positioning” of boys’ schools and how they have it all wrong. In…
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There’s a lot of talk about Psychological Safety in organisations these days. But what does it actually mean and how do we create it? In this episode, I outline the four stages of Psychological Safety as defined by Timothy R.…
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Imposter Syndrome. Is it real? It’s funny how once we choose a label it sticks. We name our babies, and they somehow grow into their names. I think it’s the same with Imposter Syndrome. And I don’t think it’s helping…
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In this video, I overview 3 strategies to manage feeling overwhelmed at work (particularly post-pandemic in the case of this week’s question). Here’s the question: “COVID has been tough, yet we got through it. I thought things would get back…
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“Don’t judge” You hear it all the time. What a load of BS! The personal development industry is alive and thriving and depending on what you’re reading, it can keep you feeling guilty about your judgements. Your judgements of yourself,…
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In this episode, I outline 3 simple strategies you can action when someone on your team, just won’t change. Putting them on a performance improvement plan should be your very last step and hopefully one of the strategies in this…
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