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"I'll give a little bit I'll give a little bit of my life for you So give a little bit Give a little bit of your time to me" Give a little bit By Supertramp (click here for the music) Photo by LeeAnn Cline on Unsplash “The greatest untapped source of motivation, .. is a sense of service to others” Adam Grant A willingness to help others achieve their goals lies at the heart of effective collaboration, innovation, quality improvement, and service excellence. The more ‘givers

“You are so wonderful To me You are so wonderful To me Can't you see You're everything I hoped for You're everything I need” You are so beautiful By Billy Preston, and Bruce Fisher (click here for the music) (Both Billy Preston and Joe Cocker’s recordings are in the blog playlist) Whilst this is considered a very romantic song, apparently Billy Preston wrote it as a tribute to his mother. Photo by Giulia Bertelli on Unsplash Regular readers would be aware of the benefits

I have a draft blog sitting on my laptop that I may send out later in the week but an experience this morning reminded me of the importance of pausing to stop look and listen. So click here for my short vlog, enjoy the sights and sounds of Sydney harbour and learn the benefits of taking a moment to stop, look and listen. Take a moment to email and tell me what new leadership and wellbeing habits have you cultivated in the past year that are helping you to cope with the unc

“Everyone runs in her own way, or his own way. And where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.” Ian Charleson - Eric Liddell form the Movie Chariots Of Fire (click here for the music) Click here for the Chariots of Fire Trailer So the Olympics are on, and I think many readers are finding that keeping up to date with the medal tally, or the number or world records broken, is more uplifting than listening to the latest Covid figures. Beyond the

“Catch my breath, no one can hold me back, I ain't got time for that” Catching my Breath by Kelly Clarkson (click here for the Song) Photo by Robert Bye on Unsplash “They know I have a good ear, so they talk to me, I know I need to listen because the lockdown has made things more stressful... but my workload has increased, and I don’t know when I am going to get my work done”. Corporate client Many of my clients and readers, this week have told me that they are feeling incr

‘No time to wallow in the mire’ Come on Baby Light My Fire by The Doors. (click here for the Song) (I challenge you to just sit and listen to the instrumental) Personal picture of a coaster. “My boss just gave a day’s notice and resigned. I knew she was burnt out, I noticed the signs a while ago, and had tried to tell her to get help..” . Corporate client Regular readers would be aware that burnout impacts a large percentage of the working population, a figure that is on the