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You regularly read my blogs, and I blog about behaviour change.  So please Just hit Reply and tell me " What are you doing differently? https://giphy.com/gifs/YWbTHHWtM94I1BakbT/html5 You regularly read my blogs: The internet kindly keeps stats, so I know a large number of you regularly read my blogs. I Blog about behaviour change:  As a quick reminder, over the last 12 months I have written about:  psychological wellbeing at work the benefits of exercise setting boundaries 

How can YOU as a leader be proactive about workplace psychological wellbeing?

It's winter in Sydney, typically a time when we get a bit slack with our exercise goals. Despite the fact that it's cold and wet, we all know we still need "to move it, move it". Reel 2 Real Click here for my favourite recording of the song from the movie Madagascar Photo by Chander R on Unsplash I am currently coaching a marketing manager in a multinational who has just been promoted and has the responsibility of realigning the strategic focus of his new team as part o

We are entering the era of flexible of working hours; diversity and inclusion; flat structures, job crafting, and truly global teams. All of these practices are based on principles like trust, fairness, and appreciation of individual differences and have been made possible in some way by technological innovation. Yet sometimes it seems that these advances in technology have both enabled and limited our wellbeing. “I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences gaze a

Photo by Indian Yogi (Yogi Madhav) on Unsplash "The time to relax is when you don't have time for it." Jim Goodwin (Irish football player) Last week, I was working with a group of senior executives who were preparing to deliver challenging messages relating to dramatic organisational change to their staff. All were mindful that no matter how much preparation they had undertaken, on the day it would be stressful, and their role was to be informative, empathetic and supporti

Photo by Alan Hurt Jr. on Unsplash Take a moment and recall the first time you achieved something that you felt was significant in your personal or professional life. Remember the positive emotions associated with the achievement, that feeling of joy that made you smile, and perhaps even jump in the air. Typically, when we make a career or business decision, we need to embark on a specific course of action for at least 6 months or more to really notice any significant imp