Back in the 80s, I worked with a fledging building society based in Kogarah. St George Building Society. I loved it. We were slowly coming of age, through innovative technology, amazing customer service and mergers and acquisitions. But there’s something…
In these ‘crazy’ times it’s easy to get bogged down in your personal bunker, your workload, your priorities, your family, your challenges, your “stuff”. And yet, more than ever, it’s during these times that your leadership abilities need to be…
more Mentoring with Mitch – Episode 6: Let’s Stick Together (Servant Leadership)
In this episode of Mentoring with Mitch, I offer some ideas on how to deal with one of the most difficult situations you’ll encounter in your career – the inappropriate behaviour of your boss. Here’s the question: “When your organisation…
more Mentoring with Mitch – Episode 5: Waiting on the World to Change
What a great question we have this week. In essence, it’s “Is a human enterprise possible?”. Here’s the question: “My aspiration is to build a team and organisational culture that is kind and compassionate, that is high performing and results-driven.…
more Mentoring with Mitch – Episode 3: Love the One You’re With
One of the things I see great leaders constantly do is work on controlling their egos and hubris. As an old “rocker”, I believe wholeheartedly in what the Aussie Group Skyhooks sang: “Ego is not a dirty word don’t believe…
This article, is taken from my recently released book Rough Diamonds: A collection of leadership gems from the vault. Learn more about the book and how to get your copy here. Every Christmas, I played Santa on the Manly ferry,…
