“Everything is practice,” said Pele one of the greatest footballers of all time. Life is a practice. Parenting is a practice. Even loving is a practice. Everything is practice, it truly is. When we practice something, we are taking action to get better at it. We do something over and over again to master it while continuously learning and adjusting course along the way. Practice doesn’t make … [Read more...]
From Provence to Purpose + 2019: The Year of Purpose.
This is me on the 31st of December 2010. It was the last day of a six-month sabbatical in beautiful Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. I’d just typed the last word of a 68,000-word manuscript which would later become my travel memoir, Unstuck in Provence. This sabbatical came at the end of a 20-year corporate career at Westpac and Merrill Lynch followed by 10 years in my own marketing … [Read more...]
Bring your why to work. Start where you are. Start now.
After 20 years as an employee in the banking and corporate world followed by 16 years as a self-employed marketer, author and speaker, I’ve discovered that the grass is not greener on either side. I’ve discovered that my perfect livelihood, one that would fulfill my purpose, wasn’t actually found working for someone else, or in fact, working for myself. If I have any regrets in my work-life, it … [Read more...]
1 in 7 of your people are about to leave. What can you do right now to stop them?
Almost half of employed Australians are considering applying for a new job each new year. While only 1 in 7 (15%) will actually leave, that’s still a lot of churn and burn for any company to bare. And what’s worse, it’s your best performing people who are leaving, the very people you most need to keep. So, why are they leaving? The most obvious reasons include a poor relationship with the … [Read more...]
Dear Purpose-Driven Bankers
Dear Purpose-Driven Bankers: Don’t quit! We need you to stay and drive a purpose beyond profit. Today, as we stand by and watch the horror unfolding with the Financial Services Royal Commission, I’ve been reflecting on how, and why, the finance industry has lost its way, and why it seemingly has no purpose beyond profit. I’ve also been reflecting on you, the thousands of finance industry … [Read more...]