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Your leadership brand matters - although a jaunty red bandana is optional

How's that for an end-of-year resolution: let go of perfection. At the beginning of this year I did a Tea & Toast talk on how to start...

One of my best friends recently recommended a book she thought Aunt Kristen (my favourite identity) might be interested in: What are...

I started our Tea & Toast series for 2021 with a look at workplace trends that were tipped to take hold over the year. It seemed like the...

Processes, rules, regulations - they don't exactly leap off the page as topics to inspire emotion. But you're unlikely to get people to...

Back in January, when I thought I already knew how to wash my hands properly, I chose 'enjoy' as my #oneword for 2020.

If your inbox is anything like mine, then in the past month it's been completely bombarded by every company you've ever interacted with...

10 days ago I got back from Outward Bound in Anakiwa. 10 days and I'm still trying to fully process all the challenges I faced (both...

I was at a workshop last week and another attendee commented on my age (I'm 64) and said they were gratified to see someone of my...

Next week my colleague Kristen Gyorgak is heading to Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds, for a 5-day Outward Bound course. The programme...

When we decided at The Training Practice to each choose a word for the year, I was concerned mine sounded negative. So why: detach? Two...

Learning is our business and of course we love it and follow trends and pick up fresh ideas all the time. So, we’ve enthusiastically...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer science fiction—you are increasingly exposed to it, whether you know it or not. Melbourne-based...

Life’s so unpredictable Life and business are unpredictable. I predicted an All Blacks win on Saturday night and didn’t predict I’d end...

If you’re like me, you’ve spent a solid portion of today thinking and talking about the All Blacks v England semi-final tomorrow. And...

Yesterday I attended the 1st FLINT Wellington Future of Work Conference. The afternoon was packed with topics about the future including...

“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker. Well, we hope there isn’t a cure. Last month we...

I’ve just spent two days immersed in Business Agility at the Sydney Business Agility Institute Conference. Here are key lessons I’ve...

Great to see Jeanne Liedtka getting design thinking across in ways everyone can grasp. This time she’s teamed up with Salzman and Azer to...