Happy to take views on this but here’s my fairly strong perspective currently. “Staff” is a rubbish word to use when referring to the people you work with. And whilst I’m on the subject, how much do you cringe when you hear people referring to…
In one of the companies in which I previously worked the MD spotted that progress on a number of things was proving sluggish. Pace was being slowed down by what others were saying “I’m waiting on so and so to come back to me” or…
Outside the Australian Institute for Sport is this statue of a pole vaulter that is there to inspire all athletes. What do you notice? He isn’t jumping over anything….there is NO bar. Why? The bar represents a barrier and the AIS don’t want their athletes…
Heard this quote from world class sports coach Frank Dick and felt it worth sharing. He said that there are some things in life that can be taught (the science of what we do. The tools, systems, processes) and there are other things which can…
I was speaking with someone yesterday who has perfectionist tendencies. A high quality individual who always does a brilliant job and his business is in the middle of an important “pivot”. Here’s the thing….the pivot needs to happen fairly quickly yet the natural pace of…
How does the way you open bottle tops relate to the way you manage your team? Ok. Bit random but here goes. My wife Mhairi has recently started a furniture upcycling and craft business. She’s got this cool idea of making a table whereby the…
Everyone is on their own journey. Some are consciously taking steps towards a pre-determined vision. Others are taking steps on a day-by-day basis and choose not to plot a particular path. I personally opt for the former but I respect the fact that others may…
One of the 14 Points of Culture in ActionCOACH is Abundance. Here’s how we describe this value….. “I am an abundant person, I deserve my abundance and I am easily able to both give and receive it. I allow abundance in all areas of my…
The philosophy with which I operate my coaching business is centred around a very simple equation called R+R=R+R. Results + Relationships = Retention + Referral. If clients are getting good results and doing business together is enjoyable (ie the relationship is strong) then you create…
I’ve been watching a client consistently implement some excellent disciplines in their business and their lives recently. And it’s a great example to illustrate this picture on my office wall. The disciplines they are implementing are actually very small bite-sized things they do on a…
