Listening to world women speakers at the Women Economic Forum last year it struck me that leadership is too general as a term. Replace the word 'leadership' with 'influence' and you get to the real definition. So let's start talking about 'women in influencing roles' rather than leadership roles. Leadership is influence.... ESSENTIAL PRESENCE Women need a personal presence that comes from their own essence. A power that influences rather than demands, and deep self-assuranc

Just as there are phases of grief there are phases to change. This is especially evident as we grapple with the global changes thrust on us through the Covid-19 pandemic. Handling our emotions effectively underpins all of our reactions, activities and decisions. PHASE 1 ROUTINE The first 3 weeks of lockdown, saw us sorting out the demands of our new routines and ensuring we could connect not only for work but for our mental health. (Emotionally, we were creating greater cert

Listening to world women speakers at the Women Economic Forum last year. Replace the word 'leadership' with 'influence' and you get to the real definition. So let's start talking about 'women in influencing roles' rather than leadership roles. Leadership is influence.... A common theme recently with leaders has been, 'How do I know it's not just my ego?' Their passion is pulled back and held at the edge of powerful release into full expression of true self as their purposef

A journal entry from my days living in my home country of Australia... "Yesterday became a wonderful 'self-care' day. 8am yoga class, acupuncture, a light lunch, an hour in 21 deg. sun on my local beach with Vogue watching kids and dogs romping, a nap, then off to chant before sleep. Bliss! And so rejuvenated." We often do these things to 'heal' some part of ourselves. We do 'self-care' to move away from dis-ease. In a Conscious life these things are life, a life worth liv

Almost every coaching session I have done has pointed at a deep, painful need that is usually described as 'work-life balance'. The problem is this implies that somehow we are juggling the proportion of time or energy or focus we can give to all the various aspects of our life, including work. It isn't possible. What we need is to find a way to create harmony and it is made up of three key items: Purpose Personality Desires If you work to unify these three things you will

Do we really have the right perspective on 'fear'? How do we befriend fear and succeed without it? With the focus on unacceptably high levels of mental ill-health and anxiety pervading our workplaces right now, we need to find better ways to work. Fear has too much power - enough to change our minds and our chemistry. But it doesn't need to be what it used to be, this great bogey 'Fear'. Awareness is powerful An executive banking manager was having frequent panic attacks in

Challenges in our lives can seem to happen quite randomly and shock us. Suddenly we are adjusting our lives and our careers to suit. Often the impact is so great it sends us looking for help to understand and cope with the emotions they unleash. They might seem beyond our control but these external changes are mirrors or metaphors for what is emerging from deep within our selves as a new sense of identity and purpose. And they often happen at common times in our lives for

Which Power House do you frequent? And is it the best home for you? Are you a power house your self? You might have noticed that many people get awfully confused about their power. Questions they ask are: 1. Is it fair for me to be 'selfish' and look after my own interests? 2. Shouldn't I compete to make sure I stand out? Do I have to? 3. What should I share with a partner? 4. What about the rest of the world and those still suffering? Confusion is rooted in trying to bal

Are you one of the many women who still struggles to know if you are really getting anywhere and able to say confidently, 'I am succeeding'? Are you getting there your way? Knowing what to do to get where you want to go, your way, means having the right skills to solve your 'destiny dilemma'. Lynn McMahon, an MD with Accenture, defines her own success as, 'Being at peace in the moment and maintaining a long term perspective'. DEFINING SUCCESS Last year I presented a wor

Last week I gave a talk for the Copia Club on how to plan your time from the higher perspective of a 'conscious' leader. These successful entrepreneurs didn't need a lesson in good time management. They needed tips on how to take a higher view of this elusive thing called 'time'. I gave 5 steps on how to warp time so that time serves you well and you create the success you are destined to achieve. Rather than letting time dictate your fate, you become the master of your ti