by michelleloch | Dec 1, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
I was charging down the highway last week to attend a Think Tank session at Bond University – the speaker was Dr Jason Fox. A cool dude. As usual, I was cutting it close…on track but aware that if I had difficulty getting a park or got lost, I would be...
by michelleloch | Nov 21, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
You are sitting in you weekly Executive Team Meeting with your colleagues. You are the head of Accounting. The others in your team lead up a number of other key departments in the organisation – HR, Retail, Operations etc. The team is making a decision...
by michelleloch | Nov 19, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
In the military they give medals to people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may gain. In business we give bonuses to people who are willing to sacrifice others so that we may gain. We have it backwards! (Simon Sinek,...
by michelleloch | Nov 19, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
Great TED-style talk by Simon Sinek about ‘Why Great Leaders Make you feel Safe!’ (12 mins well spent) Research shows that psychological safety… drives engagement, performance and retention motivates performance in diverse workforces, and fosters a...
by michelleloch | Nov 18, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
I want my kids to eat fruit. When I put the fruit in the fridge, they don’t eat it. So I put it out on the kitchen bench. It sends a subliminal message – this family eats fruit. It’s easy for them to access. When they say ‘I’m...
by michelleloch | Oct 7, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
In my conversation and coaching workshops, we discuss the neuroscience of human motivation, usually in the context of you as the coach assisting another person with their thinking. This is either in the context of a ‘coaching conversation’ or in...
