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What is Inclusive Leadership?

By | July 4th, 2023|Consulting, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Leadership|

Inclusive leadership is a way of leading by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. It's not about titles or positions but our actions to include different perspectives in shaping how we work, what we value and ways we seek to improve our impact and foster innovation. Inclusive leadership starts with modelling behaviour that promotes fairness, equality, and diversity. It's about treating all individuals with respect. This means recognising our own unconscious bias and using an equity approach toward equality. When we lead inclusively, we actively value and promote the strengths of diversity and inspire others [...]

Why are diversity and inclusion important?

By | April 19th, 2021|Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Leadership|

Diversity and Inclusion are hot topics right now. But what does it mean and how can we lead the way. Learn what can you do to be more inclusive in your workplace.

Goal Setting – pointless or purposeful?

By | January 23rd, 2021|Future, Leadership, Productivity|

This box is out the back of the Coburg Town Hall as a smokers ballot box, it asks if people prefer reading or TV. It's obvious that there is a stronger preference for reading, but I wonder how many of us actually read more than watch TV. It's probably a bit like smoking, most people who smoke will tell you they prefer not to smoke. The difference between what we prefer and what we do can be a gap we struggle to face. Reading and TV is perhaps more innocuous than smoking or not. But it highlights something about [...]

Change is in the Air – A 4 Tissue Affair

By | January 21st, 2021|Change, Emotional Intelligence, Future, Leadership, News, World|

Walking by a kebab shop, these words from the TV caught my attention: "The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris." I moved closer to watch and hear her words. It's a historic day. I noticed emotion swell up in my chest,  just from the chorus of horns calling her to the virtual stage. Surprisingly evocative. I saw her dressed in black, addressing the nation, the world. I'm watching from Australia with the Nepali staffer behind the counter. I’m an Australian born, Canadian raised leadership futurist.  The Vice President began to speak. She acknowledged those whose shoulders she [...]

The Hindsight of 2020

By | January 8th, 2021|Change, Future, Leadership, World|

What can the Hindsight of 2020 offer? Learning from the mistakes of the past will help us move more decisively toward a different future. Facing the reality of what we experienced in 2020 will take time to process. These are some of my reflections so far and my take on what's possible, what I'm grateful for and how to have a positive impact on 2021.

3 Powerful Tools for Having the Difficult Conversations You’re Avoiding

By | December 16th, 2020|Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Small Business|

Here are three tools to use for your difficult conversations.

Post-Pandemic Resilience starts with Flexibility

By | April 20th, 2020|Change, Future, Leadership, News, Productivity, Self-Awareness, Uncategorized, World|

Preparing for a post-pandemic world involves being flexible now on our path to resilience. Adapting to the current context is crucial for those who are faring well to support those affected and coping less well. Human-centred leadership skills are fundamental to developing resilience, starting with flexibility.

Leveraging Leadership Skills

By | August 14th, 2019|Emotional Intelligence, Leadership|

What is leverage? To move something with less force for greater impact and movement.It makes movement easier.  This is what I’ve discovered about leverage in leadership skills.  There are three areas that we seem to struggle most with that just a little bit of learning can go a long way. Leveraging these skills can make a bigger difference in a wide array of areas, most notably, workplace culture. The three skills are 1) feedback: giving and receiving, 2) difficult conversations and 3) professional boundaries.  Feedback: Giving and Receiving This is an area that gets plunged into the ‘too hard basket’. [...]

TP 48: Prof Michelle Ryan – Powerful Woman

By | December 22nd, 2018|Change, Future, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Tall Poppy, World|

Tall Poppy Podcast Series on Women and Power-  Michelle Ryan: Powerful woman. They say that women hold up half the sky yet the number of women in positions of leadership doesn’t reflect this. Michelle Ryan is a professor at Exeter University, a researcher, social and organisational psychologist, looking at gender inequality. What does that mean, and what can we do to promote equality? Michelle helps us unpack the reasons for the low numbers of women in leading roles, and impact of stereotyping and imposter syndrome relating to women and power. She helps us see that we’re not alone and [...]

TP 47: Michelle Gibbings Powerful Woman

By | December 17th, 2018|Change, Consulting, Emotional Intelligence, Future, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Tall Poppy|

Tall Poppy Podcast Series: Women and Power What does it mean to be fit for the future of work? Michelle Gibbings helps us unpack the skills and competencies of leadership when the world of work is changing so quickly. She brings an experience of having difficult conversations in her own career and how to navigate the power structures of the corporate world. She helps us see what holding your own can look like and where that strengths to do so comes from, relating to power well. We discuss the impact of unconscious bias against women in individuals her determination [...]