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Our connections – light and deep – remind us that we are one of many, that we are part of something bigger. They keep us connected to our community and to the world around us.

I have a confession. Despite being a connection expert and advocate, there is a part of connection that I struggle with – the two way part!

There’s an old saying that we teach what we have to learn…
I’ve always been fascinated with people. Watching them, talking with them. Thirsty for ‘connection’.

Did you see the recent footage of a family being dragged away by a sudden rip at Panama City Beach in Florida? It was terrifying.

We spend a lot of time, as leaders, talking about, and training people in, individual mindset and behaviour change.  And we should. Investing in our people is a smart bet.

Are you sick of ‘politics’ and ‘patch protecting’? Is your calendar filled with frequent and frustrating meetings? Is innovation and collaboration thwarted by squabbles over resources?

Without respect, any relationship is difficult and establishing and maintaining trust is impossible.

The first part of a famous Chinese proverb says: Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions.

Do you find it hard to say ‘Sorry’?

When was the last time you said it?  When was the last time you said it to someone at work?

When I first started writing this newsletter, I wanted to make sure that it resonated with you and that it would help to make a difference in the way you work and lead.  At first it was a little like writing into an abyss…

If you stand back a moment, on any given day, on any floor in a large organisation, you will witness a somewhat unusual phenomenon take place.  

I am leader, hear me roar

Sometimes we all run out of willpower and grit – that’s what makes us human.

If there’s one thing my clients wish I could ‘wave a magic wand’ and give them, it’s discipline. Grit.

Have you ever looked at a leader in power and thought: ‘I would be so different if I was in their position’?  

In our tech-driven economy, Silicon Valley has been the epitome of entrepreneurship; a beacon of innovation and disruption, bringing new products and services to market as fast as they can be financed.