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Why Leaders Need to Pay Attention to Feelings at Work
Why Feelings at Work Matter More Than Some Leaders Think ‘So, how is everyone feeling?’ is an invitation to reflect on what’s happening for you. Not just the actions, the spreadsheets, the facts, but also, how your inner engine is rolling. Now…there’s often a person in the room who is thinking: ‘Not feelings again!! How…
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How to Build Trust and Followership as a Leader in the Modern Workplace
What Teams Look for in Leaders Before They Choose to Follow In Australia, we’re not big on hierarchy. No one really follows a leader just because of a title. I quite like that about us as a nation. But as leaders, we need our team to follow. Meaning, they trust where we’re going together, and they are contributing to…
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Why Commitment, Structure and Support are the Keys to Achieving Your Goals as a Leader
Why Information Alone Does Not Create Change Years ago, I decided I needed to know how to market my work online. I went to a four-hour workshop, and the information I gathered made perfect sense. It was Marketing 101. But when I tried to implement it, I struggled to make anything work and abandoned my…
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Why Start-of-Year Clarity Matters for Leaders and Teams
Why Start-of-the-Year Clarity Is the Engine for Leadership Growth You can’t underestimate start-of-the-year clarity. Even if things evolve unexpectedly throughout the year, starting with a clear vision is really the engine to your growth. Last week I invited you to reflect on what you most want from this year – for you and for your…
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How Leaders Can Reset After the Holidays and Plan for a Strong 2026
The Post-Christmas Time Warp and the Power of Switching Off Do you find that the week between Christmas and New Year can feel like a strange time warp? This year, we leaned into it. Slept. Swam. Read. Played Bananagrams. Ate too much. It was blissfully blurry, and it felt like the longest week in the…
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The Best Books for Leaders to Read Over the Holiday Break
Why Rest for Leaders Looks Different at the End of the Year I know the end of the year break is not always that restful, but rest comes in many different forms. And one of my favourite – and most needed – ways to get rest is to change up my brain diet: from work projects and…
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A Year of Leadership Growth: Why More Leaders Are Asking for Support
A Year of Change, Travel and Unexpected Momentum This was meant to be the year of the Big Trip for me and my daughter. And it was. We planned it well ahead of time. Annabel was finishing school, I was celebrating a milestone birthday, we both wanted some slow, immersive travel. A palpable change of…
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What Really Makes Teams Work: The Three Shifts Every Great Leader Should Make
It was a big week at Big Goals HQ this week. (And last week, preparing for it, if I’m honest). I’ve just wrapped up a free webinar series called: Under the Surface: What Really Makes Team Work. (If you would like access to the recordings, email me at juliet@biggoals.com.au I’ll send them directly to you).…
