A few weeks ago, a workshop participant used a wonderful phase that got me thinking. During a breakout session she shared her attitude when listening to stakeholders. 

What she does is “listen to learn.” Read More

Lives worth living are busy and chaotic. Opportunity, challenge and problems fill every day.

No pain, no gain. Work hard, play hard. Maxims for the Type A’s and the ambitious, striving to hit that seam of gold.

If you want to play to win, you have to get smart, learn how to stack the odds in your favour. Read More

If you are currently experiencing a rough ride, you’d be in very good company. Current events these days are prone to excite extreme emotions. Sadly, at present, so many things are set to provoke unhelpful negative emotions.

We are all emotional beings by nature, and to be devoid of emotions would be unreal. You have to have emotions, and the stronger your emotions are, I’d argue, the more successful you will be - provided you have a healthy balance.

If you are being pulled this way and that by your emotions, what can you do?

Here’s a quick process that will get you moving in a healthier direction:- Read More

Even if you don’t view your contemporaries as competition, when they seem to be making faster progress in their careers, you have to ask, “Why?”

What is it that they have got that you don’t? What are they doing that you are not doing?

Often, this is puzzling, especially when they appear to have similar (or less) intellect, experience and skill. Read More