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High Performance Feedback

When an Olympic Champion and Keynote Speaker reinforces your exact philosophy... 🥇 I had the privilege of connecting with the legendary Joanna Hayes at the Australian Athletics National Coaching Conference in BrisbaneRead more...

The Warm Up Conversation saves time

Many leaders wait until there is a problem before they talk about feedback. The Warm Up Conversation is one of the smartest parts of the Feedback Fitness Framework because it happens before a performance issue is in the room. It is the conversationRead more...

The Self Esteem Advantage

I’ve been coaching leaders for nearly twenty years, and they often share with me (knowing it’s confidential) things they won’t share publicly: The pressure they feel to get leadership ‘right’.Your performance can fluctuate.Read more...

Grand Final Feedback

As we head into the AFL Grand Final this weekend, I’ve been watching with interest what’s been happening at North Melbourne Football Club and the departure of coach Alastair Clarkson.Read more...

I asked for Feedback!

Last week I was away in Western Australia delivering Feedback Fitness workshops at Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services (Broome) and Yura Yungi Aboriginal Medical Service (Halls Creek).Read more...

Openness to Feedback

How open is your team to feedback? I’ve been completing a Sports Psychology course for the last few months, and the facilitator was talking about the importance of athletes being ‘open’ to coaching. It got me thinking about leaders and their...Read more...

How Unshakeable Are You as a Leader?

How Unshakeable Are You as a Leader? One of the biggest misconceptions about leadership is that confident, experienced or successful people are naturally immune to internal pressure. They’re not. In 2018, Australian billionaire & Crown Resorts....Read more...

The feedback is not about you

One of my most powerful reminders is this: feedback is about performance and behaviour, not your worth as a person. That distinction matters more than many leaders realise. In the March 3, 2026, Harvard Business Review article “When Feedback....Read more...

New leadership book is only a few weeks away

I’ve been finishing off the final details of my fourth book, ‘The Unshakeable Leader: How to navigate uncertainty and elevate your confidence at work’. It’s perfect for you if you’re a leader and wondering whether you’re doing it ‘right’.Read more...

Quality-check your beliefs about leading

A barrier I hear often when I’m coaching leaders is fear of not being good enough. It takes courage to put your hand up to be a leader (many people won’t do it). Leaders say things like, ‘I doubt myself. Who am I to say I’m a leader? Maybe I’m....Read more...

Courageous Leadership

I was staying at a friend’s house recently. Rebecca works as a hypnotherapist and has some successful leaders as clients. She shared a story of how she helped one leader, who was so stressed about an upcoming meeting that she had a panic attack....Read more...

Pre-Order The Unshakeable Leader today

I’ve been working away behind the scenes to bring you the book I wish I had when I first started my leadership journey. My most recent book, The Unshakeable Leader, How to navigate uncertainty and elevate your confidence at work.Read more...

Leading Through Change: Create Certainty Where You Can

I was coaching a leader last year and he described his team's journey over the last twelve months. Two of his four team members had left, with only one being replaced. He’s not sure yet if the vacant position will be filled....Read more...

A statistic leaders can’t ignore

In Harvard Business Review’s March 3, 2026, article “When Feedback Crosses the Line,” based on an online survey of 402 full-time U.S. employees, the researchers found that more than a third of respondents said their relationship with the person....Read more...

How leaders can use feedback to disrupt the burnout - stress cycle

I was working with an organisation recently, and we were talking about the culture of feedback within their team. They spoke about being time poor, exhausted and too busy to have feedback conversations. ‘There’s no time....Read more...

Don’t take this personally, but…

Would you love to be better at not taking feedback personally? Feedback should not feel like something to brace yourself for. Yet for many leaders, receiving feedback can feel personal, uncomfortable or overwhelming.Read more...

Looking for a Speaker for your 2027 Event?

It’s that time of year again. Let's avoid the last minute, ‘Can you invoice us before June 30th?’ If you are still sitting on unspent training or professional development budget, right now is the best time to make it work for you.Read more...

Got unspent training budget Let’s make it count

Don’t let your FY2026 training budget go to waste… It’s that time of year again. Let's avoid the last minute, ‘Can you invoice us before June 30th?’ If you are still sitting on unspent training or professional development budget, right now is...Read more...