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Are You Ready To Change?

You’ll go through various phases when you’re looking at changing something - this piece discusses a model to assess where you are and where you might go next.

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Asking for Help

Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness. Here are some suggestions of people you might want to approach.

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When Not to Coach

I’ve previously explored coaching as a style of leadership and in this article I examine when that might not be the best approach, and offer some alternative options.

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Influencing Change

This article describes how you can approach influencing change in your organization from a practical perspective.

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Bore-out vs Burnout

Boredom can be as much of a killer as burnout - this article explores the idea of bore-out, and how to watch out for it and potentially address it.

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A New Model for Leadership

In this article I round up a holistic view of the skills needed to be a well-rounded effective leader. This includes links to all of the pieces written about the individual subject areas over the previous couple of years.

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Big Picture Thinking

This article explores how to expand your thinking beyond your immediate context, to the organization, the business, and even further than that..

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Making a Difference

This article is about the positive impact you can have as a leader - and why coaching is cheating…

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It’s the Little Things

This article explores the behaviors and actions you can take to build…and just as easily destroy…trust in your professional (and personal) relationships.

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One Focus Question

This article is about how having a clear singular focus can help simplify decision making.

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Find Your People

I suffered a terrible affliction recently, and it reminded me of the importance of surrounding yourself with supportive communities.

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