Breaking Up With Toxicity
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November 7, 2025
Earlier this week, I was fortunate to spend some time working on our beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula. Wading barefoot in the surf, pants rolled up, is one of my all-time favourite things to do.
On this particular
Navigating the Fine Line Between Psychosocial Risk and Reasonable Management Action
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October 30, 2025
Now that Managers are starting to really think about how to prevent psychosocial injury and harm, I’m noticing a lot of my coaching conversations are focused on supporting the manager to tread the fine line
Safe Change – Reducing the Risk of Psychosocial Harm Associated with Organisational Change
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October 16, 2025
Following my last blog: The Crucial Role of Managers in Addressing Psychosocial Risk – And How Coaching Can Help, I’ve had lots of questions about psychosocial risk and managing change, so thought I’d share some
The Crucial Role of Managers in Addressing Psychosocial Risk – And How Coaching Can Help
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July 8, 2025
In today’s workplaces, psychosocial risks—those that impact mental and emotional wellbeing—are being increasingly recognised as serious hazards. These include everything from burnout, stress, and anxiety to more severe psychological injury.
While managing these risks is a
Developing Your Company’s Subject Matter Experts
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June 13, 2024
In my work with organsiations over many years I’ve been struck by the numbers of professionals who enjoy deploying their specialist skill set, and who want to grow in their impact, influence and value, but
Nail That Job Interview
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April 13, 2021
The two things I hear most often when working with clients on career development coaching are: I’ve never been good at job interviews. and I’m hopeless at selling myself.
My first response is usually ‘Guess what,
Highlights, Lowlights and Insights
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January 6, 2021
Every year, around this time, I make sure I take some time to reflect on the year just gone. I’m not one to make impulsive, and often unfounded, new-years resolutions, but I get a sense
Emotion – No Longer the Poor Cousin
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September 14, 2020
As human beings, we’re hard wired to experience emotions, and whether we realise it or not, our emotions strongly influence our thoughts, decisions and behaviour. Emotion is simply energy running through the body, and how
Getting Unstuck
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July 3, 2020
Do you remember playing with magnets as a kid, and how cool it was when you found something that stuck? It felt like magic! And did you ever try to put two magnets together the
Coaching in a Crisis – There’s No Time Like Now
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May 15, 2020
In talking with my colleagues, clients and friends, I’m struck by the incredible opportunity we have right now for growth. In spite of, or almost because of, the global challenge we’re faced with, we have