What Matters Most

Explore Meredith’s reflections, writings, and insights on leadership, culture, and the shifts shaping the future of work. Discover hacks, habits, and shifts that help leaders create cultures worth belonging to, work worth doing, and become leaders worth following.

What Matters Most

Explore Meredith’s reflections, writings, and insights on leadership, culture, and the shifts shaping the future of work. Discover hacks, habits, and shifts that help leaders create cultures worth belonging to, work worth doing, and become leaders worth following.

What Do You Need to Rethink? creating capacity

 What’s one thing, today—right now—that you need to rethink?

  • Is there a belief or position you need to reconsider?
  • Can you accept that things have changed?
  • What’s something you were certain of that you now realise needs to be let go?

Sometimes, growth starts with busting a myth or challengin...

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Explore. Experience. Extend. creating capacity leadership

When I work with leaders and leadership teams, I encourage a three-step journey:
Explore. Experience. Extend.

It begins with exploration—being curious and open to new possibilities. From there, it’s about experiencing—trying things on, testing ideas, and engaging fully. And then, the stretch: pushin...

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Pause Before You Pounce: Leading with Calm in the Never Normal creating capacity leadership

When an unfamiliar crisis hits, many leaders instinctively leap into action. But here’s the thing: this is the exact moment when you need to take a breath. To pause before you pounce.

This pause is a counterintuitive response to stress, but it’s a skill that can be trained—a deliberate calm. In tod...

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Why Travel is the Best Education for Leaders creating capacity explore with meredith (tours & retreats)

This year, I'm excited to introduce travel as a pivotal component of my offerings. I am hosting retreats for women in leadership in the stunning Queenstown and beautiful Byron Bay. Additionally, I'm thrilled to lead a tour exploring China, where we'll visit leading Chinese companies, historical site...

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Is it a habit? creating capacity

Is your day packed with meetings that feel more like a habit than a necessity? You’re not alone.

People form habits, but so do teams and organisations. Meetings that once served a purpose often linger long past their use-by date, taking up precious time and capacity.

This week, try a calendar revi...

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Is your team all at sea? creating capacity leadership

Disruption. Uncertainty. Plans and strategies in flux. Many leaders and teams are feeling a bit adrift right now, unsure how to navigate the challenges ahead.

Recently, I’ve been working with some incredible teams on building cohesion, alignment, and leaning into their strengths. It’s taken various...

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Microdosing Joy: A Simple Practice for When You're Tired but Busy creating capacity recharge

When life feels overwhelming, finding space for joy can feel impossible. But even the busiest schedules can make room for microdoses of happiness—small, intentional acts that lift your mood and energy.

Here’s how to start:

  1. Write Your Joy List
    Think about the small things that make you happy. I...

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During NOvember, I’m practising saying NO. creating capacity

Saying NO to Create Capacity

During NOvember, I’m practising saying NO.

NO to habits that no longer serve me, NO to distractions, and NO to getting lost in rabbit holes. As leaders, we often find ourselves overwhelmed by constant demands on our time—meetings, emails, and tasks that can leave us fe...

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A Weekend Away: Short Breaks, Big Returns creating capacity recharge

We just got back from a weekend in the stunning Sunshine Coast hinterland, and it feels like we’ve been away for a week. That sense of escape, rest, and recharge was exactly what we needed.

We’d booked the weekend two months in advance—something research suggests is a clever way to maximise happine...

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