Back in the 90s when I had an entertainment business I received a powerful lesson in how to be a strong leader. I was taught never to run but walk quickly when there was a problem or crisis. It was during a large event of about 1000 people when one…

The truth is we don’t know everything, and we never will. Improving yourself, advancing your career and being the best you can be, requires constant learning, tweaking your skills, and adding to your knowledge and experience. The truth is we don’t know everything, and we never will. Improving yourself, advancing…

Innovation is massively important because it is what helps a business grow, outpace its competition, change with the times and profit. But in pursuing our need and lust for innovation there lie a number of barriers, challenges and traps that actually hinder and stop innovation in its tracks. 1. The myth of BIG: There is…

I was recently driving with my son through Sydney when the car in front of us switched lanes without any warning right in front of another vehicle. Behind was another car who then needed to slap on their brakes to give everyone room. I calmly explained to my son ‘that’s…

I’ve been facilitating for over 20 years now and am always on the lookout for effective facilitation tools. So when I came upon this I got excited. The story goes that at Virgin’s head office, in their boardroom, is an empty chair. The chair represents the customer, so whenever Sir…

Presenting on camera is a vastly different skill than presenting from a stage or in a boardroom. If you connect, you’ll engage your audience and they’ll engage withyour message. Here are some proven pointers to help. 1. Look through the lens Where do you look when presenting to camera, at the lens or through the…

No one likes change, especially in the corporate world. But change brings with it opportunity. If you have the right mindset and take action. No matter how hard you look sometimes the best and most profitable ideas have a habit of revealing themselves in the strangest of times and the…

A wealthy man wanted to build a new home. He wanted a three-story house so he could look out over his land and marvel at the beautiful landscape for many miles around, and more importantly because the higher one lived the higher one’s status. And so he contracted highly skilled…