Kate McKenna30 May 2019LinkedIn Language – your best friend or worst enemy?Since our daughter came along over four years ago now, my husband and I have been very conscious of the language we use around her (even more so in the last two years since she’s started repeating everything we say!). Read full article
Vanessa Bennett23 May 2019LinkedIn Leaders who provide this service can increase their team’s performance and profitabilityI still remember in my very first job with one of the big accounting firms that work started at 8.45am (or earlier) and finished at 5.15pm at the earliest. Lunch was from 1pm to 2pm. And definitely not 12.59 to 2.01. And that was for everyone – not just the new kids like me. Read full article
Kate McKenna16 May 2019LinkedIn Be more productive whenever work happensI often get a lot of comments or questions about how to manage unscheduled work – or work that you have no control over. And the truth is, whether you are working in an office environment, travelling regularly, working from home or doing manual labour, there is always going to be an element of your day that you can’t control. So, how do we manage this for better performance and productivity? Read full article
Vanessa Bennett9 May 2019LinkedIn Great mental fitness requires this one thing…These days most people are across the fact that if you train your body physically, you are far more likely to prevent physical illness, and enjoy great mental benefits as well. Read full article
Kate McKenna2 May 2019LinkedIn Do you track your habits?Earlier in the year, I listened to James Clear’s Atomic Habits (and subsequently purchased the hardcopy book). If you haven’t read it, I suggest you get yourself a copy, stat! Read full article
Alex Davids23 April 2019LinkedIn Being great vs. Being a great leaderTechnically amazing. Not so good with people? We used to get told a lot that it was the professional services industry that ran into trouble with leadership because they had technically amazing people who lacked any leadership skills once they became managers of people. Read full article
Vanessa Bennett15 April 2019LinkedIn What’s possible?Much of the work that we do is around helping people tap into “what’s possible?” Due to our experiences, limiting beliefs and the general day to day “busy-ness” of life we often get blinkered into accepting “what is” instead of what’s possible. Read full article
Kate McKenna11 April 2019LinkedIn Your brain is protecting you…and blocking your progressOur brains are wired to keep us alive. From the many years of neurological research we are now lucky to have available, we know the amygdala’s key role is to protect and prepare us for emergency events. Unfortunately for us, it hasn’t evolved from the paleolithic times and cannot decipher between a sabre tooth tiger attacking us and the project deadline for next week. Read full article
Vanessa Bennett4 April 2019LinkedIn Do you keep a “jar of awesome?” Neuroscience and positive psychology suggests you should…You may have come across a post on Instagram which is a jar of folded up post-it notes. The gist of the caption is that once a week you write something great on a note, pop it in the jar, and then at the end of the year you read all the awesome things that have happened. Read full article
Kate McKenna28 March 2019LinkedIn Rest and perform betterDo you ever find that your most creative ideas and strategies come to you at the oddest times? Like when you’re in the shower, walking home from the train station, or in bed at 3:00 am! Read full article
