November Strategy – Breathe & Connect

November, the last month of the year, is upon us.  Yes, I know that November’s not really the last month of the year….but my goodness, sometimes it feels like it!!  It’s certainly the last month of full production and any kind of linear structure recognisable as a full month and, regardless of your industry, December…

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Handling Change, Assuaging Self-Doubt

Over the past few years, we’ve weathered several cycles that have caused us to reconsider whether we’re happy, whether life is working for us and what we’d like it to look like.  The mental shift of reconsidering causes stress and discomfort when we first realise that we’re not comfortable with the status quo, even before…

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Ending the Year Strong

October is always a great time of the year to reassess and refocus.  The time remaining in the current year is short and elusive.  Energy is flagging at the exact time we realise we need to push, and the oncoming year is starting to broach the horizon.  This year is no different to any other,…

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Shouldering Leadership

All of us have to lead somewhere along the line.  Whether it’s to lead ourselves through a situation or a time period, to lead a family or partnership, to lead a team, business or community.  Leadership through crisis or change adds even more scrutiny and analysis to the requirements of strong and effective leadership.  Two words…

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The Leadership of Guiding Change

Guiding change is described as managing, mobilizing, understanding, and leading change.  It includes knowing how to mitigate consequences, overcome resistance to change, and deal with the reactions that team members may have to that change. Leadership itself IS all about change, not status quo – and guiding change takes some particular insight and care.  “They”…

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