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Performance starts with ME

July 28, 2015
/ coaching conflict direction Disc ego leadership trust
/ By lucy barkas

It is easy to get lost in all of the research, Ted Talks, models and business books when attempting to find a solution to increase performance. Everyday there are new words or jargon trying to say the

Mix it up for innovation

June 16, 2015
/ coaching
/ By lucy barkas

How many times have you been in an innovation session, which starts of well, but then ends up being anything but innovative? You sit down and someone says, “Let’s get creative, brainstorm,

How to destroy your Kingdom – a fable

June 10, 2015
/ conflict ego leadership learning
/ By lucy barkas

Once upon a time there was a large kingdom that was big and powerful. So powerful and big that it became slow, resistant to change and extremely inefficient in delivering what it was designed to do to

If you think it, say it

May 20, 2015
/ Career conflict leadership trust vulnerability
/ By lucy barkas

Why oh why can’t we just say what we think. How many times have you sat in a meeting, or had a conversation and not said what is really on your mind? Unless you are one of the rare individuals

Leadership Beyond Measure

May 14, 2015
/ Career ego leadership learning vulnerability
/ By lucy barkas

Last night I had the privilege of celebrating the book launch Leadership beyond measure. This wasn’t your standard book launch I might add. Sure there were readings and thanks and gratitude, but

A real life leadership story

May 7, 2015
/ direction Disc empowerment leadership vision vulnerability
/ By lucy barkas

Over the last few months I have had the pleasure to observe a Leader that demonstrates so many of the Leadership practices and behaviours that I help clients develop. It has been a pleasure to observe

Career sabotage

March 31, 2015
/ coaching
/ By lucy barkas

I have had the pleasure of sitting on the interview panel, being interviewed myself, and coaching others in getting their dream job. I feel privaleged, and frustrated. I get so frustrated

Change your mindset and think differently

March 13, 2015
/ coaching
/ By lucy barkas

Our brain is an amazing creation. We all know that. We have the ability to reason, rationalise, create and innovate all at the same time. Yet sometimes our brains can limit us because

Write the next chapter

March 4, 2015
/ Career coaching direction
/ By lucy barkas

You know the old adage If you keep doing the same things you will keep getting the same results I wonder how often you have got stuck on the same page of your own biography. We all do from time to time,