by michelleloch | Aug 22, 2017 | Articles, Brain, Conversations, Leadership
My daughter is in Year 10. This is the ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ year. To my delight I discovered my own copy from 1980 when I was in Year 10. To support her I decided to read it again. Needless to say my experience of the book was somewhat more enjoyable and...
by michelleloch | Aug 14, 2017 | Articles, Brain, Conversations, Leadership
Your team member falls into your office. They are emotional. Something has happened and they need to get it off their chest. You know that you just need to give them the opportunity to vent. During that venting process, there is a lot of blaming, regret,...
by michelleloch | Aug 8, 2017 | Articles, Brain, Conversations, Leadership
Sometimes it’s useful to get back to basics. On a daily basis I hear of the motivation and engagement challenges that leaders face. We live in an evolved, sophisticated social world, yet our brains have not evolved at the same rate and are still designed to...
by michelleloch | Jun 7, 2017 | Articles, Conversations, Leadership
Although leaders spend as much as 80% of their time in conversation, many underestimate the power of good quality conversation in getting things done and improving performance…and also how very ordinary we are at it. Following on from my last blog, here are five more...
by michelleloch | Mar 13, 2017 | Articles, Conversations, Leadership
As a leader you spend 80% of your time in conversation. Many leaders severely underestimate both the power of good quality conversation in getting things done and improving performance…and also how very ordinary we are at it. Here are five myths about business...
by michelleloch | Feb 20, 2017 | Articles, Conversations, Leadership
Yes, I read the books and yes, I’ve seen the movies. Moving right along… I talk a lot. Often about myself, but more often than not about my plans, what I want to achieve, the next adventure I want to go on, or the next task I need to conquer. I’m a raving extravert so...
