If you can’t be seen, you don’t exist
If you can’t be seen, you don’t exist Last weekend, I went to a school reunion. What fun! We have all got to an age now where all the traumas of life have been dealt with. There was nothing but joy in the room. That was until they showed the school photos on the big […]
How CEOs deal with a disrespectful board
How CEOs deal with a disrespectful board It was a big day in Sydney: keynote, coaching and meetings. You know the drill – run, run, run, and then you race to the airport in peak hour traffic to catch the flight back to Melbourne in time. You don’t even have time to go to the […]
How CEOs overcome panic in performance
How CEOs overcome panic in performance A client was just telling me how they feel dizzy and faint when they get in front of a large audience. That is a horrific experience, and it becomes a pattern to avoid such situations like the plague (or even COVID-19)! A friend told me that they were looking […]
How the Magic Mirror can help CEOs to connect
Romper Bomper Stomper boo Tell me, tell me, tell me do How the Magic Mirror can help CEOs to connect Who remembers Romper Room? OK, I’m showing my age, but the Magic Mirror has left an indelible print on my mind. For the uninitiated, this was a daily children’s program on TV (at the birth […]
Why CEOs and Leaders need a Renaissance
Why CEOs and Leaders need a Renaissance Speaking at a conference recently, Dr Susan Carland shared fabulous information on our mindset and our thoughts about conflict. Later, another speaker spoke (it wasn’t me!!) in ways that upset the audience and several people stormed out and slammed the door, one by one. It made me think […]
Gravitas Upcoming Events
Gravitas Upcoming Events Does this happen to you? You’re sitting in meetings with other senior colleagues who have a lot to say. You wait for a gap to speak and when you make your point, you feel flat, maybe even a little embarrassed, because you’re convinced your argument didn’t resonate. Fast-forward to future you… Those […]
How to respond to crisis at every turn
How to respond to crisis at every turn The chinese word for crisis is Wei Ji 危机 Wei means danger, while Ji means opportunity and in the ancient chinese philosophy, danger and opportunity live side by side. It pays to hold true to that philosophy to find the strength to move forward with our own […]
How to remember a presentation
How to remember a presentation Who remembers Edward de Bono’s ‘Six Thinking Hats’? I was speaking to a younger client today (OK everyone is younger) and when I mentioned to him, he interjected “Who’s he?” and I nearly fell over. (If you think that’s odd, I mentioned Gough Whitlam one day in a presentation and […]
From CEO to Friend: Touch as the new tool of trust
From CEO to Friend: Touch as the new tool of trust A comment on my social media stunned me as it read: “I’m finding it hard to believe anything that comes from the Royal Family. I’m doubting anything said by any palace now”. You may not follow the royal family, but this statement is telling. […]
CEO Stress Strategies for every day Crisis
CEO Stress Strategies for every day Crisis I thought the Japanese man was going to have a heart attack. He was blowing air out in a noisy explosion that reminded me of one of those TV programs, which they only have in Japan, where they tie up contestants and throw venomous snakes all over […]