Transform Fear into Fuel – The Inner Conversation
Returning to the UK after an all too brief visit back to SA, the journey of change continues. This time I am joined by my eldest son who is launching his career as a music composer in the UK market. Our joint biggest challenge – to activate a UK income stream where he...
What Is A Conversation?
Conscious Conversation - The Building Blocks of Conversational Leadership We thought a lack of information was the cause of our communication problems – well, it is not that! Despite a very noisy, omnichannel communication environment, we have a communication crisis....
Fortune favours the Brave (if you can survive the ride)
A couple of years ago I jumped off a bridge. I am not an adrenalin junkie. I wanted to understand how to process fear under extreme pressure and the leadership lessons we could learn from that. (You can read the article and watch the video HERE). As I faced a...
Soft landings and the Brain Science of Adventure
The Adventure Begins My global adventure began not with a bang but with a soft landing which made my brain happy. It reminded me that you must pack more than your clothes for the trip. The most critical item in your luggage is your support network. The week leading up...
Avatar as Coach
Using avatars in coaching has been a subject that has intrigued me ever since I did my Master’s research in 2014. At that time, they were used in platforms like Second Life and gaming. What are the pros and cons and more importantly, the ethical questions that arise...
Leadership through Communication Part 2
LEADERSHIP and COMMUNICATION through the Change Curve can make the difference between teams who barely survive and those who thrive. Walking the Talk is fundamental to the success of leadership through communication. We sometimes forget that leaders are people too...
Leadership through Communication Part 1
We are staring into the abyss. Despite the over 1 billion recent media reports comprising both real and fake news, we honestly don’t know what the next few weeks or months will bring. What we know is that the more things change…. the faster they change! The...
Ordinary Women doing Extraordinary Things
ordinary women doing extraordinary things As we celebrate women around the world I am conscious that we have so many ordinary women doing extra-ordinary things in business, community and families. For the first time I am sharing my story to a global audience and the...
Leadership Lessons Diving off a Bridge
I jumped off the Bloukrans Bridge - Why you may ask ( my husband certainly did!) would a 55 year old feel the need to dance with danger? I am not overly adventurous, in fact I tend to be an over-thinker by nature so doing something this crazy needed to be for a...