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The Multitasking Myth: What Doing Everything at Once Costs Your Team
The Multitasking Myth: What Doing Everything at Once Costs Your Team The cost of doing everything at once Most corporate teams treat the ability to juggle as a strength, and the evidence says it is costing them more than they realise. The inbox stays open during the...
Stability Is Not the Enemy of Change
Stability Is Not the Enemy of Change Walk into most workplaces and you'll hear the same message on repeat. Be adaptable. Embrace change. Thrive in uncertainty. It shows up in job ads, performance reviews, and leadership training, almost as if adaptability is the one...
Four Ways to Make Your Holiday Actually Work For You
Four Ways to Make Your Holiday Actually Work For You I came across an article recently that got me thinking about what actually makes time off restorative, and it inspired me to pull together my own take for you here. Most of us head into a break hoping to come back...
The Number Plate Test: Who Are You When the Role Stops?
I was driving recently, doing the thing every New Zealander does at some point, reading personalised plates. NIX UTE. MY Q7. And then a few that had nothing to do with the car at all, an occupation, a nickname, a personality trait stamped onto metal. It got me...
What Roadworks Can Teach Us About Psychological Safety at Work
What Roadworks Can Teach Us About Psychological Safety at Work Drive past any roadworks and you'll notice something. The speed limit drops. Fifty becomes thirty. Sometimes lower. Why? Two reasons. First, it reduces the chance of an accident. Second, and just as...
Before You Hire, Do This First
Before You Hire, Do This First In the last blog we looked at why "culture fit" so often fails in hiring, and how translating vague values into specific attributes gives you a far more reliable foundation for building strong teams. This week, the same logic applies,...
Why “Culture Fit” Is Failing Your Hiring Process
Why "Culture Fit" Is Failing Your Hiring Process Most organisations have a set of words they use to describe who they are. Terms like ownership, customer focus, and respect show up in job descriptions, on walls, and in interview conversations. The intent behind them...
What Imposter Syndrome Is Actually Telling You
What Imposter Syndrome Is Actually Telling You There is a specific kind of discomfort that tends to show up at exactly the right moment. You step into a bigger role. You take on a higher-stakes client, join a more experienced peer group, or find yourself in a room...
Are You Listening Loudly?
Are You Listening Loudly? Here is a question worth sitting with: when was the last time someone could tell you were listening? Not just hear it when you spoke, but actually see it, feel it, in real time, while you were there taking it all in? Vanessa Van Edwards,...
The Trolley Test: What a Supermarket Car Park Reveals About Who You Really Are
The Trolley Test: What a Supermarket Car Park Reveals About Who You Really Are Here is a question for you. You have finished your grocery shop, you have loaded everything into the car, and you are standing there with an empty trolley. The trolley bay is thirty metres...