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A Call to Wisdom for Improved Leadership

“Experience is not what happens to man, it is what he does with it.” In Aldous Huxley’s words, we recognise wisdom.  As we all know, it is not easy to choose the path of wisdom and avoid the self-serving path that we all also naturally desire. But do we want

communication

Unexpected Leadership Communication to Transform Your World At Work

(as taken from my Medium blog) How many sweeping statements have you heard or read about how to excel in leadership communication? Be authentic. Be transparent. Be clear, be empathetic, be visionary … the list goes on. But none of these tell you HOW to communicate well. In fact, those

sense of belonging

Being an Expat with a Sense of Belonging

(as taken from my original blog) As an expat I often think about my sense of belonging. I hope it never happens but there is always the chance that one day I’ll be in a crisis that means my embassy has to help me back ‘home’. But I no longer

How to Make More Time for Ourselves

(inspired by my original blog) As I listened to a recent coachee talking about how busy he was and how badly he was sleeping, I started thinking about how we all relate to time differently. You know that saying, if you want something done then give it to a busy

being busy

HOW TO STOP YOUR BUSYNESS TO START LIVING

What do you answer when someone asks you how you are? Do you simply say “busy”, smile and rush off? Deep down, do you enjoy being busy? After all, it’s a huge adrenaline and dopamine rush driven by getting things ticked off a to-do list and the excitement of fixing