Professional parents face the classic dilemma of choosing either an inspiring career or the nobility of bringing up the children. What if there was a third option? A sweet spot where each parent gets.....
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I had a recently agreed to be part of a research project with the National Speakers Association of Australia. I was to be interviewed as a speaker to help them study trends in our world from my perspe.....
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As Mother's Day approaches - it got me thinking about  parenting and leadership. In Executive Coach Ginny O'Brien's article Leadership and Parenting - The Same Skill Set: she puts down a compara.....
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I am in Bangkok exchanging life philosophies with my friend, Mr T - a strategy consultant. Mr T is the epitome of being authentic and has an uncanny ability to situationally sense the context of his .....
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I was given a T-shirt last Christmas that read: "Dear Santa, Define Good....." I thought that was fair. What if Santa's criteria is different from what we see as good? Or naughty? Or nice? Is that why.....
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"We can release the weight of unprocessed pain and embrace the lightheartedness of a wiser and more humble heart. Whomever it is you were born to be, whatever your soul was coded to accomplish, whate.....
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"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." Voltaire Einstein alluded to the importance of asking questions. That is where the greatest learning can occur: whilst pondering the possible re.....
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In organizations, sales teams are special. They have a sense of drive, an entrepreneurial spirit and a way of thinking that sets them apart from others. Talking to a Sales Manager recently about how h.....
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In these uncertain times, it is about taking action as a leader. According to Stephen Parker, Senior Vice President of BlessingWhite Inc (a global consulting and research company), the ripple effects .....
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Whether we plunge into the darkness of a global recession, or the world's central bankers are clever enough to keep us out of the economic frigid zone, you need to have your employees enthused and in .....
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