The sum of my parts: Bringing all of me to a new beginning
I started a new job recently – at a place I’ve wanted to work for over ten years! As I flew to my induction days, my mind was racing… “Have I made the right decision? Will they like me? What if I don’t like them? Am I smart...
The little things that create significant change
Imagine excluding a candidate simply because of gender! Unthinkable now, but prior to the introduction of legislation in Australia in 1984, that happened every day. Now we cannot envisage that form of discrimination....
When is it time?
There are moments in life where things align. I think back to the time I was on faculty for one of the largest leadership programs in Australia. I was coaching a CEO when I received a late-night call from one of the facilitators letting me...
Investing in People and Culture
Reading two articles that our colleagues Lisa Alexander and Ray McLean recently shared with all at Leading Teams reminded me of the incredible significance of all organisations being very clear about their core purpose; that is why they exist. “Hers was the...
The Power of Self Talk
Have you ever had that nagging voice in the back of your head telling you that you can’t do something? I’ve had my very own personal battle with this for the past 30 years. Since I can remember I have been a nail biter, much to the disappointment...
A Time For Genuine Conversations
‘When we share we heal, reconnect and grow’ – Grace Tame, National Press Club of Australia I know I am late to the party in celebrating our current Australian of the Year, Grace Tame, for her honesty and bravery in stepping up and speaking out about...
The life of every man is a diary
“The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.” J.M. Barrie This quote has significance to me on two levels. For the...
Who can you really trust in your team?
Three weeks after the COVID pandemic hit Australia earlier this year, I had a conversation with Mary Campbell, the CEO at TAFE Queensland, that has stuck with me. They were at the beginning of the process of transitioning a large percentage of their 4,000+ staff to...
Supporting our Beginning Teachers to Author a Wonderful Future
In a school community that I was blessed to lead in recent times we adopted the mantra, “We are the Authors of our own Future.” The entire school community; staff, students and parents worked very hard to ensure that practices surrounding empowerment,...Any Given Team
Understand the model that has helped some of Australia's elite sporting teams and corporate leaders achieve success.
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Team Work
Using candid case studies from teams who have implemented Ray McLean’s no-nonsense Performance Improvement Program, this book explains how the program can work for all kinds of teams, big or small, sporting or corporate.
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