by michelleloch | May 4, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
Professional leaders know when to smooth the way (Lead like LAX) and when to make waves (Making Waves). And sometimes making waves means to just leave people to work through their challenges alone, or even better to support them to see the value in the challenges...
by michelleloch | Apr 27, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
Qantas International flights to Los Angeles (LAX), USA now arrive at a new terminal – the Tom Bradley terminal. It’s new, clean, well-run and fabulous with all the latest ‘gizmos’. Visiting the restroom is a delight. There are, of course, the self-flushing...
by michelleloch | Apr 19, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
I have just returned from a week in Las Vegas with my friend and colleague Tiffany Gray presenting Brain Mapping at the ACMP conference (Association of Change Management Professionals). What a great event, and it was inspiring to see that Australian businesses...
by michelleloch | Mar 23, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
Jim Collins in ‘Good to Great’ talks about focusing first on ‘who’ then on ‘what’ and suggests that a leader’s first priority needs to be on getting the right people on the bus, and the wrong people off the bus. I agree. But who are the right people? How many times...
by michelleloch | Mar 16, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
We all do it…act on or take for granted that the information presented to us is true, accurate and of value. Sometimes we just need a little reminder to slow down, ask some questions and check out the validity and usefulness of the data driving our decisions...
by michelleloch | Mar 9, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
As human beings we thrive on autonomy. It is a hard-wired mechanism in our brain. We need to feel a sense of control over our own environment and we will defend that need, consciously or non-consciously. We don’t like being told what to do. And when we...