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...
by michelleloch | Oct 24, 2016 | Articles, Leadership
In a 1966 experiment, 22 nurses were unwittingly part of an experiment to test obedience to figures of authority. There were three ‘rules’ that the nurses knew they must obey when administering drugs to patients. They must not accept instructions over the phone. They...
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...
