3 Things I’ve Learnt, 2 years on from Cyclone Gabrielle

Two years ago, my husband and I were up on the roof of our home, with our cat, hemmed in by fast flowing muddy water. The rainfall from Cyclone Gabrielle made our local river burst its banks and suddenly we were surrounded and had to be rescued on the front forks of a tractor. It was a surreal experience. A … Read More

Top Time Tip – Get Ready First

This tip sounds so simple, yet very few people do this effectively. Get ready first. I know that any time I’ve not followed this tip and been caught out, I hear these three little words in my ear. Get Ready First! While I’m rushing to get the printing sorted, get the materials ready for the meeting or wrapping the present … Read More

Stamping out Wellbeing Shaming

Have you heard of Wellbeing Shaming?  In my latest book Thriving Leaders Thriving Teams, I wrote about how it can creep into cultures and undermine staff wellbeing. Wellbeing Shaming = where staff, either directly, or passive-aggressively, belittle their colleagues for looking after their mental health and wellbeing. It can show up as snide comments about you taking your full lunch … Read More

Consistency The Key To Better Time Management

Consistency The Key To Better Time Management

When I ask people about what they struggle with the most when it comes to time management, consistency is a reoccurring answer. This makes sense, because creating a new timetable or ‘to-do’ list isn’t the difficult part of managing your time. Applying the new schedule in your life is. This step is always overlooked.

3 Shifts to Minimise Stress this Festive Season

It’s undeniably a busy time of year. The end of year social events, recitals and performances. The Christmas preparations and holidays preparations. The work projects and household projects that you want to complete. It’s a lot.

Accredited Speaker Keynote on Resilience Now Live!

In August 2024, I had the privilege to speak at the Toastmasters International Convention in Anaheim and succeeded in becoming the first Accredited Speaker in New Zealand, (one of only 95 every award worldwide).

You can now watch the replay!

3 Keys to Deliver Effective Praise

This is an excerpt from Lauren Parsons’ book “Pitfalls and Positives of Remote Work: How to maintain a thriving connected team even when you’re spread apart.”

Practical Ways to Build a Connected Team Culture

Creating and sustaining a close-knit team is a challenge especially if some of your team work remotely all or part of the time. It’s also more difficult to know how your colleagues are really doing when you’re not meeting in person. You miss a lot of the body language cues.

Top Time Tip – Saying No

The word ‘No’ is one of your most powerful time management strategies. Most people find it difficult to say ‘No’, but doing so allows you more time to say ‘Yes’ to the things that are really important. There is however a caveat to this and two things to avoid with saying ‘No’. Listen in to hear what they are… I … Read More