What Matters

Homogeneous culture is a myth. Cultures are full of myths and legends, heroes and villains. Sub-cultures are not the villain.

Healthy cultures embrace vibrant subcultures.

Like someone is entirely comfortable with themselves doesn’t feel threatened by those around them who are different.

So, for the love of subcultures, don’t weaponise difference.

Celebrate it.

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 Your Culture impacts your Strategy at every point:
- ideation, development and analysis;
- discussion, agreement and alignment;
- translation into actionable plans;
- communication and commitment;
- execution and operationalising;
- monitoring and reporting on progress;
- adjusting course; and
- celebrating success.

Don’t underestimate Culture. Your Strategy probably already has.
#culture #strategy #cultureeatsstrategyforbreakfast #cultureshift

Expectations have shifted. Leaders are expected to lead Cultures worth belonging to. Boards are asking questions. Public and media scrutiny is intensifying. Team members are voting with their feet.

Leaders, is your Culture worth belonging to?

What's keeping you up at Midnight or 3am?

One thing that keeps me up at night is how many leaders are under-estimating the impact of their Culture on their Strategy.

As you carve out and tweak your Strategy for the next 15 months and beyond, how are you thinking about the impact of your Culture on the creation and execution of your Strategy?

Play Taylor Swift's Anti-hero on Spotify here.

When you’re tired but busy, try microdosing joy.

Look for opportunities to microdose on things that lift your mood and energy.

1. Write a list of things that make you happy eg buying flowers for yourself or someone else or reading a book in the sunshine.

2. Next to each item on the list, note how long each takes eg 5 mins to dance to your favourite Beyonce song, 1 hour for coffee with a friend or 30 mins for a walk in the park with your puppy.

3. Look for things in your diary you could stop doing or remove - permanently or just temporarily until you’ve bounced back.

4. In this newly...

During NOvember, I'm practising saying NO.

NO to habits that aren't useful anymore, NO to distractions and NO to rabbit holes. Leaders I am working with are joining me in saying NO to meetings and superfluous emails. At my Retreat in Byron last weekend, we said NO to things that were holding us back and getting in the way.

As we head into summer and think about how 2023 might be different, it's time to prune and create space for the right things.

What could you say NO to in NOvember? Who can be your NO buddy to share your wobbles and wins with over the next 30 days? Join me in clearing some...

For my first year out of corporate roles, I set myself a target of reading 50 books.  Of course in the pursuit of working out which books to read I bought over 100! but my tsundoku habit is another story.

Here are twelve of the books I've loved that have shifted my thinking.  I often recommend these to leaders I am working with.

Culture and Leadership

Impact Players - I loved Liz Wiseman's Multipliers book from a few years ago and her latest book on those people in your organisation who punch above their weight is worth a read.  

Unlearning &...

The last two days in CBR with Exec team and Leadership Accelerator groups final sessions of their Leadershift programs and graduation ‍ ‍ dinners. Celebrating the shift over the last 9 months. Third group of ELT direct reports graduating today. I love working with CEOs who believe in the power of leadership to shift Culture.

Connection, Capability, Commitment… Doing it on purpose. Culture

 #magichappens #cultureshift #leadershift #shift #culture #leadership #leadershipdevelopment

We just got back from a weekend away in the sunshine coast hinterland.  

I feel like I have been away for a week.

We had booked the weekend away two months in advance (which according to research, is a great way to optimise happiness from a holiday).

And while some research suggests that the optimum length of a holiday is eight days, there is also research to suggest that treating your weekend like a vacation (regardless of whether or not you actually take one), is a great way to increase happiness.

As you might imagine, we have just...