Inspiration Squad – Passionate and successful women leaders inspiring and adding value to each other. Sometimes it’s difficult to keep head above water as a Leader. You work hard on a project, spend many hours pouring your heart and soul into your project. Some days you feel like you want to give up, you wonder…
I had a facebook memory pop up today from 2015. The picture of me, the legendary All Blacks rugby player Ma’a Nonu and my gorgeous daughters! I was lucky enough to spend half day with Ma’a, a lot of the time was me and him one on one before I introduced him to my daughters…
Why it’s important for Organisations and it’s Leaders to Mind their Ps & Qs Values!What are YOUR values? What are your organisation’s values?Do you even give your Ps & Qs a further thought? I hope you do! It’s one of the most basic of Human Skills and simply good manners! We teach our kids this…
Scary Stuff! Pretty scary statistics announced on the news last night! The latest AUT survey of New Zealanders found that 1 in 5 Kiwi workers suffer from burnout! Burnout is real and classified as an “occupational phenomenon” by the World Health Organisation and included in it’s International Classification of Diseases! What is a disease? Disease…
Business Coaches knows more about YOUR Business than you do as the Business Owner!That’s simply not true! So the words “Business Coach” / “Business Mentor” has been thrown around in your network and you just don’t understand what value an external advisor could possibly bring to your business and industry when you’re pretty successful at…
There is simply no excuse to rip your customers off! Yes I know that’s a bold statement to make! But it happens! A LOT! WHY are you in Business? We all understand every business needs to make a profit so that you can continue being in business, so that you can continue to make a…
Only Businesses with Performance Issues needs to engage a Business Coach! That’s simply not true! Misconceptions… There is such a misconception about WHEN a Business would engage a Business Coach. Yes of course there is truth in that a Business Owner or Business Leader will be naturally inclined to engage external expertise if the business…
Only NEW Business Owners have the need to engage a Business Coach! That’s simply not true! You are an experience Business Owner and/ or Leader, you know your business, your industry and how to run, lead and manage your business! So you ask yourself why would you need a Business Coach, surely that’s just for…
What has Ego and EQ got to do with effective Leadership you ask? It’s simple! Those with an Ego don’t make the best leadership decisions, neither are they inspirational and they sure as heck don’t get any of their people to follow them! You don’t think you have an ego? But as one becomes successful…
It’s been a week since the horrific terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand… A country I’ve called home for nearly 15 Years. As a Muslim in a Western Country, I’ve never once felt unsafe due to my religious beliefs, faith and culture and always felt I was able to practice my faith without anyone’s interference….