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Can you hear the song by Skyhooks in the background; ‘Ego, is not a dirty word’.  Careful.  You’ll be showing your age 😉 Well conflict…

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Jacko and I were in the car last week. He was driving. I always like it when he’s driving coz we tend to have awesome…

Our team has been growing, and so has our expertise. So we wanted to let you know the stuff we can support your teams and…

I’ve just spent a week in Bali. Starting to write my next book; ‘Flawsome‘. Rewiring our relationship to feedback and to ourselves’. Bloody love it…

I’ve learnt through my good friend Peter Cook that one of the novice vows you make as a Monk is ‘Ahimsa’. Which is one of…

We talk a lot about how to give feedback. How to prepare well – your content and your intent. And how to manage the situation…

We spend a lot of time working out how to prepare and structure our conversations with others. Even thinking about how to manage their reactions,…

I went to see Brene Brown in August with a couple of thousand of my ‘friends’. I got to spend a half day soaking up…

Do you really know how your work mates, clients, colleagues and friends are doing? I mean really. It’s often awkward to ask right?! Even with…

Last week I was running a Coaching Clinic with a bunch of super cool leaders.  Ben was in the group. Ben rocks. Ben is ex-Navy.…

When it comes to designing feedback cultures and training I reckon I’ve heard it all.  I’ve seen blamers, defenders, ignorers, deniers, antagonists and all the…

I’ve been doing some really profound ‘inner work’ in the past few months.  I am a self-qualified ‘serial learner’ and also deeply committed to my…

I was watching The Voice with my daughter Holly last week.  It was the Semi-Finals and I do love watching a potential artist rise from…

Recently I went to visit my 15 year old daughter, Holly, in Bowral NSW, for parents weekend midway into her 4 week school camp.  It…

A client of mine last week told me about a performance review he recently ran for one of his leaders.  They have worked together for…

I lurve, yes luuurve, Netflix.  The culture of the business AND the product.  I am a massive fan. As a lover of feedback cultures this…

Ouch!  Yep. The feedback you give to others, whether it’s their performance, how they come across, their communication style or even their ideas is not…

Ever been on the receiving end of someone who is always telling you how awesome you are?  It sounds like; “You’re amazing!”; ‘Thanks, you legend”;…

How we manage people out of a team or organisations is not always done well.  In my experience, most are done poorly. After 25 years…