Inspiration in your Inbox

Subscribe Now
Understanding yourself: stop holding back and become a better leader career goals coaching leadership women Jun 06, 2023

When women come to me wanting to develop their leadership potential, the first thing I ask is, do I have permission to challenge them.

This is a fundamental precept of coaching - a willingness to be open to feedback.

Step 1 in developing your career or role in an organisation - is to understand...

Continue Reading...
Learning to be OK with discomfort compassion leadership mindfulness Jun 30, 2020

Learning to be OK with discomfort in ourselves and others is critical if we are going to listen, learn and make changes

Many of us have been following and active in the protests on #BlackLivesMatter and our own history of Indigenous deaths in custody.  

For those of us who benefit...

Continue Reading...
Self-compassion, find your strength in relaxation and renewal coaching compassion leadership making change mindfulness Jun 17, 2020

It may feel like one hurdle after another right now – each one harder than the next.  Bushfires, funding applications, now Covid19.  The world is going through a climate, health and economic shakeup that was not on anyone’s radar 12 or even six months ago.

It is OK to feel...

Continue Reading...
Collective Actions and Decisions: Making Change compassion leadership leading in crisis making change mindfulness Feb 25, 2020

We have been powerfully reminded this summer in Australia that our world is continually impacted by our collective actions and decisions, and yet it can feel on a day-to-day level that much is actually out of our control.   

However, we can make a difference if we really want to, in our...

Continue Reading...
Bouncing back from not getting that grant leadership leading in crisis strategic change Jul 14, 2016

Missing out on funding or a grant can be frustrating, disappointing and demoralising. However, the reality is that core arts funding budgets are either dropping or static in most areas, so losing out in the grant rounds will probably hit most of us more often then not.

The good news is that...

Continue Reading...
Leading in a crisis leadership mindfulness Feb 11, 2014

Everything is easy when the stars line up. It's when things start to go wrong that leaders are challenged.

Whilst some enjoy the drama of the crisis, for many of us it can impact on our confidence, decision-making skills and wellbeing.

Unfortunately if you step up to a leadership role in your own...

Continue Reading...