Are you clarifying or correcting?
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Out exploring after a beautiful morning with Mawambul at Mt Sugarloaf, learning to see the land differently
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I used to think I was holding a high standard. Really, I was just ...
Sep 06, 2026
The leadership trap that looks like kindness
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Some days the work isn't leading, it's remembering not to carry what was never mine to carry.
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You care about your team. You're available, you're hands-on, and when someone comes ...
Aug 30, 2026
This month had a name the whole time
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Pre-sunrise walk, wearing my heart on my face
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Three weeks ago, we talked about the leadership skill most people ignore. Two weeks ago, the exact moments it shows up in. Last ...
Aug 23, 2026
The EQ habit that actually changes how people respond to you
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Celebrating my mum's 80th birthday this week, she taught me the pause long before I had a word for it
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This week I celebrated my mum's 80th birthday. Watching her move through...
Aug 16, 2026
What it looks like on an ordinary Tuesday
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Realising I didn't listen, because I was too busy getting my point across
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Last week I named the skill most leaders never learn on the job. This week I got specific, four ordi...
Aug 09, 2026
The skill nobody put on your job description
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Some places make it easy to breathe. The real work is finding that same pause mid-challenge.
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Two leaders came to me this month with the same problem. Team members distracted,...
Aug 02, 2026
Most burnout doesn't look like burnout
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Most burnout doesn't look like burnout from the outside. And if you're the kind of leader I work with, it probably doesn't feel like it either.
You're still turning up. Still getting things done. But somewhere underneath all of that, you are running very...
Jul 26, 2026
Who are you being?
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All month we've been circling one idea. Authority isn't about how you look. It's about who you're being.
When you're worried about how you're coming across, managing the image, trying to be who you think you're supposed to be, you're leading from the wrong...
Jul 19, 2026
The Cost Of Performing
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When we lead from performance instead of presence, we do not just feel tired. We start to drift, and most of the time we cannot see it happening.
It shows up as one of three things. Getting louder and overcompensating. Going quiet and disappearing. Or gr...
Jul 13, 2026
Calm Is The Tell
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Think about the most powerful person you have ever worked with. Not the loudest. The most powerful.
I would put money on it, they were calm. Not switched off, not passive, just steady, even when someone pushed back or the room turned on them.
That steadi...
Jul 05, 2026
What this month taught me about leading honestly
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If you have been on this list for a while, you might have noticed things have shifted here.
I have spent the last few months getting clear on what I actually do and who I do it for. The result is The Leadership Mirror. It's a free quiz that shows you exactl...
Jun 28, 2026
