Running a Successful Offsite

We had our first off-site for Aide de MD in Huskisson on the South Coast of New South Wales over 3 days. It was a remarkable success and created more clarity and teamwork than I had imagined. I was profoundly intent about structuring it to ensure we were effective,...

What On Earth Are You Doing Now?

Do you have a plan? If not, how are you going to get one? Leadership is about more than ensuring you and your board, team and company are all focused on the same true north. It is more than talking about mission and vision and checking the financials. It involves EQ,...

Seasons Greetings

Why is it always a surprise when I’m asked to write a wrap up for the year, because it’s December again! It has been an interesting year for so many reasons and I would like to focus on some positive highlights: Angela and Alison joining our team – truly great...

Returning to the Office and Setting Boundaries

Nomophobia is one of the latest words to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Nomophobia : Anxiety about not having access to a mobile phone or mobile phone services. Most people have felt it, but what is it and how do you deal with it? I can’t imagine how...

Our Team Expands. We’re OK, are you OK?

I would like to introduce Angela Middleton to our team at Aide de MD. Angela and I met a couple of years ago at an AICD company directors’ course in Byron Bay and we clicked straightaway. We talked a lot throughout the time; while getting lost on our way to town and...