Monkeys, circuses and caring too much
There’s a phrase I’ve come to appreciate more and more over the course of my career in communication.
If you’ve worked with me, you’ll have heard me say it many times, especially when you’re freaking out and the stress levels are rising about something so infinitesimal that I feel the urge to calm you down, tell you to breathe and gain some perspective.
“Not my monkey, not my circus.”It’s my reminder to keep some perspective about what really deserves my energy.
MAFS: A reality check on mindset
Married at First Sight is captivating reality TV, full of drama, fun, and surprises. What draws me in is how the ‘husbands’ and ‘wives’ navigate the challenges of the marriage experiment.
The power of cultivating a killer network beyond your workplace
While it’s essential to network within your organisation, spreading your wings and networking beyond your office walls can significantly amp up the benefits and opportunities available to you.
Crush it or be crushed. You can choose
Do you feel like you’re crushing it, or being crushed? At risk of burnout, it was executive coaching that changed everything for me.
Magic won’t bring your personal brand to life, but managing it will
It’s mystifying how we can be so organised in many parts of our life – exercising regularly, managing our workload, or researching the best whitegoods to buy – yet we expect our personal brand to develop magically without any effort.
Winner yesterday? Your game plan may not work in the future
Sometimes in work and life, when things get hectic of stressful, we lean on the same old tactics to get things done, and then we’re surprised or disappointed when we don’t get the outcome we want. Executive coaching can help.
All work and no play makes you dull and boring on LinkedIn
Many people assume because LinkedIn is a professional network we should only present one dimension of ourselves: the ‘work’ self. The trouble is, being all work and no play is boring and doesn’t set us apart from the crowd.
Why liking stuff is just not enough: 10 reasons to go beyond the ‘like’ button in LinkedIn
Too often when I look up people on LinkedIn, I see that all or almost all of their activity is liking content. There are no posts made by those individuals. Or content is shared without comment. Often this behaviour is driven by a belief that keeping our insights and perspectives to ourselves is the safest game to play.
Can we turn kids into grown-ups in just two months?
Even though our kids are digital natives, after watching mine ‘work from home’ for 30 days or so, I know they’re struggling too. We’re watching them try to adhere to all sorts of business rules and we’re disappointed when they can’t.