Mastering Significant Change

Top tips for dealing with change head-on I made the rather worrying calculation the other day that I have been working since 1988 – yes, that’s right, 1988! – in the world of leadership development and employee engagement. The fresh-faced Tom Barry that left a management role in the emerging electronics industry went onto two […]
Beliefs: The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round

By Chris Martin, Marketing and Commercial Director of Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? Ltd As Ben’s video attached to this insight testifies to, strong belief is vital to achieving our goals. Belief drives us forward. Belief helps us overcome the ups and downs of the journey ahead. But what exactly should we believe […]
Improving Team Performance – Focus on the Controllables

Focus on performance in order to get results This morning at 6.30 I was out on the river kayaking with 3 other boats and, my goodness, it was beautiful. Paddling back towards the club as the sun was rising somewhere behind the thick snow clouds, Richmond hill appeared, dusted with snow. The cedar tree at the […]
Improving Your Performance – Australian Rugby

Improving Your Performance when you’re Down It’s not been the easiest of seasons for the Australian rugby team. Less than a year out from next year’s Rugby World Cup, the Wallabies are struggling to rise beyond mediocrity and find themselves outclassed by their bitter rivals, the All Blacks. We’ve all found ourselves in a situation where […]