by michelleloch | Oct 17, 2016 | Articles, Leadership
Sometimes I feel like I just can’t keep up. The emails keep piling in, the kids continue to require attention (funny that!), my list of what I want to achieve keeps growing and therefore when I don’t achieve it, the let down is not fun. Things are different to when I...
by michelleloch | Sep 26, 2016 | Articles, Personal
I am in Fiji with my family on a break, which really just means that I am working a bit less, and in a much nicer environment than usual! I overheard this somewhat amusing verbal exchange whilst sitting on my ocean-view balcony… (I’m sorry, I just had to mention that...
by michelleloch | Aug 16, 2016 | Articles, Leadership
Whilst the great George Orwell in this infamous line was making reference to political irony, and also an acknowledgement of the futility of absolutes, there is some irony in how we view the conversations in our workplaces. There are conversations…and then there...
by michelleloch | Aug 11, 2016 | Articles, Personal
My best friend from my childhood married much earlier than I, and had her second child around a year before I had my first. After many years, we found ourselves in the same city and relished in the time we were again able to spend with each other. They were those...
by michelleloch | Jun 27, 2016 | Articles, Leadership, Team
The statistics are compelling… Leaders spend 80% of their time in conversation. On average, an employee spends around 37% of their time in meetings – which are essentially group conversations. That’s a rather large percentage of the time spent in the workplace on...
