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11 IVF Cycles Over 4 years - What I Learned About Resilience.

IVF is a process that can take grit and determination in order to see it through. This article covers the highly personal journey of Jonathan and Liv Clark, as they tackled the challenge and made a miracle.

Communication, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Resilience

Political Correctness - Braving The Minefield

An article which discusses the complexities associated with political correctness and a way forward. Many of the people that have arrived at this article have already entered this environment postured for war. Please lower your shields and spears, I come in peace. This article discusses the damages associated with polarisation, assumptions and bias, in a topic that divides societies across the world.

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GET OUT OF YOUR OWN DAMN WAY - Life is hard enough as it is.

I normally write articles that address leadership, group dynamics, projects, resilience and communication. This article is unapologetically different. It is written for those people that feel as if they are losing their way and are inundated…

Business Growth, Business Strategy, Communication, Strategy

The Devil Is In The Data - The Endless Hunt For Data

In 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released The Wizard of Oz. Towards the end of the film the protagonists finally arrive at their desired location, in order to meet the great Wizard of Oz. Confronted with the ominous presence of the great wizard, Toto the tiny dog casually makes his way over to a concealed curtain in the corner. Next, he slowly pulls aside the curtain, revealing an old erratic man frantically pulling levers, and twisting dials whilst yelling into a microphone. And thus, the Great Wizard of Oz was revealed in his true form, warts and all.

Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Resilience

Oh Discipline – Where Art thou?

When I was a young boy I made a monumental mistake...Who would have thought that hundreds of flaming matches in combination with a dry and arid Australian bushland would be a combination for a disaster? It didn’t take long before we realised we had started a small bush fire off to our flanks. We all snapped into gear taking off our shirts and trying to put out the small fire which by this time was beginning to spread. Then I thought to myself if Mum knew what I was doing with my T-Shirt right now, worse than killing me, she’d be disappointed!

Leadership Courses, Management Consultants, personal development, professional development, motivation, victim mentality

Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Resilience

Victor Not Victim - A Personal Walkthrough

So today I woke up angry, frustrated and pissed off. Sue me, I’m human. The trigger was due to the accumulative effects of numerous issues which arose the day before. It was just one of those days that progressively got worse and worse until the point where it was nearly laughable.

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Photo Ted-ed Pessimism vs Optimism

Change Management, Communication, Leadership, Management, Personal Development

'I am not a pessimist; I am a realist'

We have all heard someone say, “I’m not a pessimist, I am a realist.” It is a phrase that has many different layers to it, and it is definitely a topic worth discussing. There are many that would argue that the world is a terrible and chaotic place characterised by suffering, confusion, and destruction.

Business Growth, Business Strategy, Communication, Management, Personal Development

The Principles of War - A Corporate Translation

I recently posted a number of content pieces that explained ‘The Principles Of War. In response to these posts many asked me to collate the information in a central source so that they might apply more reasonably to their businesses and teams.

Opposition piece within your team line on the chess board

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Business Strategy, Change Management, Leadership, Management, Project Management, Strategy

Why You Might Have Already Lost The Battle

I want to take the opportunity to introduce a number of different military methodologies and in turn demonstrate their utility in a corporate and commercial context.

Business Strategy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development

We Do Not Retreat

We were discussing what we should do if we encounter an enemy that was larger or more dangerous than we had originally predicted, and someone mentioned the word ‘retreat’.

Change Management, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development

Resilience After The Setback

Samantha Pickering and Peter Keith from The Eighth Mile Consulting discuss the science behind resilience.

Business Growth, Business Strategy, Communication

Pivot your message - Revitalising your brand

Our clients buy in mysterious ways. This is because they buy on emotions and rationalise post-purchase. With this in mind, how can you ensure you position your brand better and develop a key message that stands out from the rest?

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11 IVF Cycles Over 4 years - What I Learned About Resilience.

Political Correctness - Braving The Minefield

GET OUT OF YOUR OWN DAMN WAY - Life is hard enough as it is.

The Devil Is In The Data - The Endless Hunt For Data

Oh Discipline – Where Art thou?

Victor Not Victim - A Personal Walkthrough

'I am not a pessimist; I am a realist'

The Principles of War - A Corporate Translation

Why You Might Have Already Lost The Battle

We Do Not Retreat

Resilience After The Setback

Pivot your message - Revitalising your brand

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