Your Voice of Encouragement

APRIL 8, 2014

And then he used a phrase to describe me that I cherish to this day: VELVET HAMMER I pride myself on speaking the truth to people, but I try to do it gently, to maintain the other person’s dignity and self-esteem. Who would make the best “velvet hammer” for you? The goal is to keep you on track with frequent touch-points.

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CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

Understanding your passions, why you do what you do and your core beliefs will help you understand not only who you are, but help to drive your future goals and direction. My career from that point has almost always been in leadership roles within the retail, hospitality, finance and contact centre industries in Australia and overseas.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. During my 87 years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. –Ben Stein. –John Stuart Mill. –Cecil B.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. In other cases, they never learned these fundamentals or mastered them earlier in their career.

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