There’s a new trend since the buzz around Jordan Peterson’s book, 12 rules for life, for various famous people to create their own 12 rules for life. Is 12 a magic number around which we can build rules based on our life experience, wisdom and sense of fun? ...
My favourite topic for a keynote or workshop is: The 7 principles of leadership power. Courage is one of the principles. People may think that power comes from confidence. That you first need to be confident before you can show up confidently with a bold message and...
The student raised his hand and asked… Since we’re learning about communication and how to get our message across impactfully, why is it that the education system is still based on sitting in lectures the whole day taking in information that just tires us...
Working with leaders who are at the top of their game, means that I have to be at the top of mine. That’s why I have my A-Team. My A-Team is made up as follows: A business mentor who helps me develop and revisit my business and marketing strategy so that I...
Andre, a 48-year-old manager, head of operations of a large engineering and building company was referred to me for coaching to improve his interpersonal relationships at work. He was a good manager – delivery was on time, deadlines were met, projects handled well....
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks furiously unsubscribing from every newsletter that has landed in my inbox. My peak email count was an average of 160 emails a day. My inbox was out of control. Going on a business trip for 3-4 days meant that I came back to...
Today I heard something incredibly moving. It’s not something we hear often and it is probably something that we should hear a lot more. It was an apology. And it moved me to write this blog.A man, Fernando, called in to the radio this afternoon because he had done...
–> Being an executive coach and an actuary puts me in a unique position. As an actuary, I’m assumed to have a workable level of financial knowledge and as a coach, I’m assumed to be able to guide people to certain levels of understanding, knowledge and...
My previous blog post – I am Done! seems to have resonated with many. I keep getting messages about how much people could relate to this post and how this particular article challenged them to think about what they are done with… Thanks for the feedback guys, it means...
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