Posts in Performance
Seeing red to learn: what my terrible stock picks taught me about change, innovation and leadership

Years ago in a bout of career boredom, I played the cursed game of picking individual ASX stocks because I thought I could "see the trends coming" and "beat the market"...

Much to the amusement of my Sydney based finance / wealth industry mates, I'm down 74% 😵

But I'm up infinitely in lessons about change, leadership and innovation 📈

Some of the best money I've ever spent!

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Beyond 'Making Your Bed': Prioritising Effectiveness over Efficiency

Forget about making your bed first thing in the morning! My objection: as we meticulously straighten our sheets and fluff our pillows, are we priming ourselves just to "be busy"?

Here's my wake-up call to continually fight the organisational inertia towards just doing tasks for the sake of them - and realise how this default thinking can steer us away from the most meaningful and impactful work.

#leadership #change #coaching

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How well do you really know Australia?

As a Performance Coach and Talent Manager for Campbell Page, I experienced one of the most significant growth periods of my life. My travels suddenly took me through vast swathes of this wonderful country - yet far from the tourist routes. From Warwick to Moruya, Moe to Elizabeth (and 54 other places, if we're counting ✈ ) I watched dedicated managers trying to make a difference in their local communities.

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