Leadership – BREAKGLASS COACHING

Resistance to Change is a Myth

Change is afoot. There is a lot being written these days about the impact of Covid19 on changing the way we do business. But what of the human component of change. We can easily change a process but getting humans to change their behaviour can be more complex. Paul Plsek, internationally recognized advisor on creativity,ContinueContinue reading “Resistance to Change is a Myth”

Seven Things to Consider When Leading Through Change

People responsible for planning and implementing change often forget that while the first task of change management is to understand the destination and how to get there, the first task of transition management is to convince people to leave home. Transition: the psychological process people go through to come to terms with new situations. TheContinueContinue reading “Seven Things to Consider When Leading Through Change”

Māori Women Leadership Styles

I presented earlier in September with a Māori clinical psychologist and colleague of mine, Dr Pikihuia Pomare, at the New Zealand Psychological Society’s Jubilee conference in Auckland (NZPsS). We presented some ideas on navigating race and gender in the workplace particularly considering the experience of Māori women leaders. I wanted to share one of theContinueContinue reading “Māori Women Leadership Styles”

The ‘Best’ Leadership Books are Written By…?

You may have already noticed that relatively few books on leadership are written by women. And not just books for women but leadership books for everyone written by women. I was searching Blinkist (a great app which provides bite-sized summaries in text or in audio of over 2000 non-fiction books and used by over 6ContinueContinue reading “The ‘Best’ Leadership Books are Written By…?”

Fantastic Podcasts for Women, Work, and Leadership

One of the keys to sustaining ourselves while navigating through our days carrying the added baggage of gender bias at work and in our wider lives, is to get active support from our women friends and peers and wider village. My ‘Village’ includes diverse groups of friends, family members, other school-parents, professional bodies, networks, andContinueContinue reading “Fantastic Podcasts for Women, Work, and Leadership”