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I decided to walk up some random stairs during my lunch break and saw this beautiful view!! Some of my Australian readers may be old enough to remember the 1970s and early ’80s, in when salary packages commonly included a range of tax-free benefits including company cars, travel and restaurant meals. The restaurant industry definitely benefitted, as the business lunch was often a long drawn out affair. Whilst the taxation law changed in 1986, it was not meant as a signal

Do you want to be a successful leader in the era of disruption? Remember it is talent not technology that will give your organisation the competitive advantage. “When someone acquires power, it’s not that they adapt and change—it actually reveals who they really are. There are very few boundaries that you can’t just step over, so all you have is your own moral compass. That can be very liberating, but that can also be very dangerous.” Platon (2019) This week I attended a

It’s been a long glorious summer here in Australia, and I hope you all had some time away from your desks to relax and refresh. February always marks to the beginning of the school year, and the realisation for all that there are and there are no public holidays till April. Most of you have the self-awareness to know what good habits enable you to switch off, to ensure you refresh and recharge. Unfortunately, as our lives get busier inevitably these good behaviours slip, th

The summer is here in Sydney, we are all about to have a few public holidays and perhaps a week or more out of the office. It would be particularly nice if we could just flick a switch and automatically switch off from work. My readers in the northern hemisphere, I encourage you to please read on, as being able to easily unwind is just as relevant to you. My very first psychology supervisor taught that me there are three main ways people can relax: focusing on muscles; us

Some readers may be aware, there have been some lovely milestones in my family, which were celebrated with much joy and fanfare. The challenge for us all is to take the "normal" events of life and work and make them more meaningful. To be a remarkable leader it is essential to be aware of when hand how you can elevate ordinary and make it extraordinary. My Celebrating Moments breakfast focused on many of the creative and innovative ideas from the book Moments by Chip

Over the last few days my inbox been filled with articles and blogs on the positive exponential impact of changing habits. So I thought I would still share with you two of the articles I have received: 1. How to Get 1% Better Every Day by James Clear. https://heleo.com/get-1-better-every-day/19161/?utm_source=newsletter_the_lift&utm_campaign=10_22_18 2. How To Easily Build Good Habits: 4 Secrets From Research By Eric Barker https://us11.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?