Scratching the Surface
Scratching the Surface The yearly ‘retreat’ saw every single person make huge leaps in improvements and I will take time to reflect on the fabulous stories there and share as we go. But moving from the big to the small, this week I am doing something totally different on TV. Gone are the big lessons […]
Get out and speak up
Get out and speak up Trapped in Thailand after the nightmare of a cancelled flight and, having spent most of the night in the airport with no sleep, now holed up in my hotel, I decided to honour my commitment to doing a NZ TV gig at lunch. I set up the zoom link […]
The Tough Get Going: Your Blueprint for High-Stakes Presence
The Tough Get Going:Your Blueprint for High-Stakes Presence In the world of leadership and high-stakes communication, no phrase is more relevant than this one: “The going gets tough, the tough get going.” This isn’t just a motivational quote; it’s a fundamental principle of presence. Achieving true influence is a discipline that demands rigor, awareness and […]
How does Jacinda Ardern Step on Stage
How does Jacinda Ardern Step on Stage Trust and power can be the elusive obvious. We grasp at solutions, create a consistent pattern of behaviour, wear the right clothes and build our strength of argument, only to pass over the key currency, our personal delivery, right under our nose, literally. Fortunately, there are new expressions […]
The Enthusiasm Hack: How your body can change your mind
The Enthusiasm Hack: How your body can change your mind In a rush to stay calm in the modern world, I think we have forgotten the key skill of ‘enthusiasm’. As Quintilian would say: “A good man speaks not just to persuade, but to uplift.” And it doesn’t matter whether you are speaking, be it […]
Your SWAT for communication
Your SWAT for communication Challenge accepted and I come from a place where getting your communication skills right is absolutely critical, not just for those to whom you speak, but for yourself, because without the skills, confidence can shatter (I see it daily). I believe it so strongly that I have spent most of my […]
Mushroom Woman
Mushroom Woman Guilty! It’s the big story. It’s a huge story, but is it a story relevant to our lives? Listening to ABC radio, a lot of people are horrified about the news focus on the mushroom poisoning story, commonly referred to as the Mushroom Woman case. Why the podcast? Why the daily update? Why […]
In the moment
In the moment I’m in London, and you have that experience where you’re rushing down the stairs trying to get to the train, and there are several trains that come through the same stop. You know that if you don’t rush, you’ll miss your one, and it’ll be ages until the next one. So I […]
Greetings from France and I feel fabulous
Greetings from France and I feel fabulous Greetings from France and I feel fabulous. No tiredness. No time distortion. No jetlag. Sometimes you are just lucky. Recently in Sydney, I had lunch with Dr Karl. What an icon! He was telling me about his recipe for avoiding jetlag, which involved melatonin, absolutely no food […]
How to write your introduction
How to write your Introduction I’m always inspired by my coaching clients. This week I am inspired to write something in response to a passing comment. That passing comment came this week from a client who told me she was doing a presentation for an external group and was told: “We will leave it up […]