Risk More Rejection

Risk More Rejection

When I met Teresa while running a leadership program at her company, she was miserable in her job as a risk analyst and had been for over 12 months. A year earlier she had applied for more senior position in her firm. When it was given to a less experienced analyst,...
Choose Growth Over Comfort

Choose Growth Over Comfort

Last year I was invited to interview Sir Richard Branson on his private Caribbean island. A career highlight for sure!  Fortunately for me, “Just call me Richard” is incredibly down to earth person who quickly puts people at ease around him. Phew. During...
What are your beliefs costing you?

What are your beliefs costing you?

On Sunday I decided to ‘show up’ at the starting line for the Melbourne half-marathon (21 kms, 13 miles). I’d been on the fence about whether to go ahead with it as, in between all my recent travels, I’d fallen off the rails with my training. But show up I did with...
Name Fear To Tame Fear

Name Fear To Tame Fear

Need to find some “Tall Poppy Courage?” If you live in Australia, or have ever travelled here, you’ll have heard of the Tall Poppy Syndrome. It may sound like a medical condition, but it’s actually a cultural one, whereby people who become too successful...