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Many of my regular readers are aware of my interest in “Positive Psychology” and the work of Martin Seligman. The research established...

“What do you think I need to do?” That is one of the most common questions I have been asked over the last five years as I have supported...

Australia is forecasting 650,000 immigrants by the middle of 2024, lots of international talent! My wife is the daughter of Greek...

It’s late afternoon turning into early evening and a hand goes up from a student in the group I have just finished addressing as part of...

The more senior and experienced people become, the greater the expectation of advice. Particularly in mentoring relationships. As I have...

Over the past 18 months, I have observed professional coaching become more popular with various online coaching services. Those being...

My phone rings: it is an executive industry peer I haven’t heard from for a while (it happens every fortnight). I answer. Many times the...

Many of us will take on leadership roles within organisations as we progress in our careers. Often, our previous role will have been...

What do I mean by Randomisation in the workplace? Randomisation is when an employee becomes involved in too many activities. Sometimes...

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog about my latest book (read about it here), which will explore mentoring, coaching, and makes...

Throughout my career, I have seen extraordinary achievements, “recovered initiatives,” and some things that didn’t realise their...

As well as time with my family, and plenty of yoga, what else did I do over the Australian summer holidays? In January, I wrote over...

Last year, I spent time talking with a close family member who was proceeding through their graduate interviews for a graduate position....

Welcome to 2023 😊 I have had a fabulous summer spending close to three weeks with my family and doing things I love … a vacation to...

Season greetings! While working at Microsoft within International IT, I learned how the Gates Foundation was ending the poverty cycle...

Last week, a follower asked for my 2033 predictions (thanks TJ). They are... PRECISE PREDICTIONS We can now gather data, an extraordinary...

This year I have been very fortunate to connect with CIOs and other CXOs from around the world, and as the year draws to a close, I have...

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow...

Over the last four years I have been engaged by a range of organisations - some ‘traditional’ and some just starting up. I have enjoyed...

This week is a milestone – my 100th Mailchimp blog – which my social media team became very excited about. Since 2019 I have employed...