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Empowerment is easy when things are going well. It's when pressure mounts - priorities compete, resources struggle, customer escalations land, budgets are threatened - that our empowerment intentions are tested. And under pressure, our instincts quietly work against us. And dis-empowerment creeps in. The science is clear. When stress hits, our brain narrows. The thinking part that considers carefully options and trusts others quietens, the faster part which craves certaint

I finished the New York Marathon on a torn calf muscle, slowly and in agony, because I didn't want my kids to watch their mother give up. That's not where my business journey starts. But it's where I understood what it was for. Recently I was invited to share my business journey, the highs, the lows, and what I've learnt along the way. So let me go back to the beginning. The person I was becoming started early My childhood, teens and twenties were rough. My father and two co

The context. When you operate in an extremely competitive sector - becoming more transactional by the minute - flexibility and adaptability were never optional. They were survival, and the only path to growth. You might assume that working for a large global brand would offer insulation from fierce competition and rapidly changing economic conditions, but that wasn’t always the case particularly if HQ views slow-growing geographies as a drain on resources, preferring to inves

Leaders are so focused on delivering and steering their divisions and teams that we may underestimate some of the less obvious impacts. I'd like to invite reflection on a few. Let’s start with silence . Do we truly understand the cost of silence? I know we don’t necessarily embrace whinging or complaining, and often in these scenarios our hands may be tied, or there isn't much that can be done due to regulations and governance, or we'd just prefer people bring possibilitie

Practical Tips for leaders to invest in workplace culture change.

Workplace culture is the most strategic move an organisation can make. Its not a project, its a journey.

Dog Sledding in the artic circle, January 2026 This is us, dog sledding in the artic circle. These beautiful creatures seamlessly led us through an awe inspiring landscape. Running quietly and in sync. The howling and ruckus beforehand though was very different, the storm before the calm, the robustness needed to ensure momentum is effortless. It got me thinking about unity, alignment and how direction is effortless when leaders are in sync. And that we also need to creat

Four tips all leaders should consider.

A 2 minute read full of strategies to empower others.

People often inquire into your back story, and I do prefer keeping that conversation for more intimate in person settings, as most who...

A reflection of the Being Leaders Circle hosted by Tim Collings + Melina Lipkiewicz Recently we hosted a circle for our Being Leaders...

In 2014 I ran the NYM raising $30K for charity. I spent 12 months preparing and, in this picture, I'm running through Harlem. Why New...

We’ve shared a few pitfalls now, part 1 referred to feedback disappearing into the metaverse and score tunnel vision, part 2 referred to...

In part one, we shared a few pitfalls of employee engagement surveys when you focus on scores and feedback that disappears into the...

What not to do Part 1 Employee engagement and culture survey tools are a great way to invite and collate feedback from your employees in...

Why Digital Tools are the start of getting workplace culture right!

Navigating the feedback jungle. It's not surprising leaders find their authenticity compromised in certain conversations, particularly...