You haven’t heard from me for a while. I live in Melbourne and you probably understand why I haven’t wanted to add to your inbox with more suggestions on “how to cope in a time of crisis”. I have however, been thinking deeply about the courage we all need to face new challenges right [...]
A level headed and beautifully optimistic client said to me this morning that she’s noticing that the prestigious international law firm that she works for is experiencing a sociological shift in the past week. She’s noticed a great equalizer that’s happening; regardless of position, colleagues are relaxing and being more real. They’re showing up [...]
A holiday wish for you: the courage to be real Two days ago one of my best friends gave me some advice. He said, ‘you know Mary I think it’s about time you grew your hair long and grey’. Wow. Quite a bombshell for my demographic. It was also, in his mind, a good [...]
Leadership - Who do you trust? At the heart of the leadership challenge lies the ability to instill trust, engagement and a sense of belonging to the group, to the cause, to the challenges. The people around you need to be able to see you. To really see you. Without the layers of armour [...]
One of the partners of a global management consultancy voiced a concern that in mid career he’d recently started to get nervous about presenting; especially in-house. We quickly identified that he’d fallen prey to the Imposter Syndrome. A phenomenon prevalent in senior management and one that our executive coaching programs address. * There are [...]
