Work towards the grain
When you work towards the grain, you generate incredible results and find endless reserves of energy and creativity. When you work against it, you suffer in silence.
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566 essays
Strategy
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Don't be afraid to narrow down
The planning paradox - the more specific you are, the more your opportunities expand.
Identity
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Setting boundaries around bullsh*t
Take a personal inventory of where you're spending your time, to eliminate the things that threaten your personal or professional peace.
Change
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Time to change: 4 signs that you need to take action
There are 4 key signs that it's time to change. Check them out.
Change
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There is always a market for uncertainty
Advice for employees, consultants, leaders and politicians
Lead teams with better planning: hit a sustainable pace
Leaders set the tone when it comes to planning and time management. When leading teams, your example is much more powerful than your words.
Speaker requirements
Alicia McKay's requirements for conferences and events
Strategy
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Strategists get whatever they want
You can have literally anything you want - and it's astonishingly easy to do it. Learn the strategist secret.
Do you want to be CEO?
If you're wondering how to become a CEO, think about the outcome you want - not just the achievement.
Work
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3 ways to rediscover purpose at work
Almost 500 New Zealand professionals told me the three most important things you can do to rediscover a sense of purpose and meaning in your work.
Change
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Should you change? A helpful tool
How to decide what kind of change you need to move ahead with.
Work
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Own your outcast status
Odds are, to survive professionally or socially, you've dampened some of the most interesting things about you. Those are the things that offer the most value to the world. Own your outcast status.
Wear and tear
Anything worth doing for the long haul is going to require renovation at some point. Keep a maintenance budget and be prepared for bust ups.
Greater Wellington Regional Council: Strategic Public Leaders
Over 100 Greater Wellington Regional Council managers have enjoyed Strategic Public Leaders training with Alicia McKay.