You’re not unsafe – you’re just uncomfortable
At Proteus, we’ve been championing psychological safety for years, well before it became a legislative requirement. Inspired by Amy Edmondson’s 2014 TEDx HGSE talk, “Building a Psychologically Safe Workplace”, we…
You’re not an impostor – you’re just Consciously Incompetent
Years ago, sitting around the Proteus lunch table – we started the kind of random fun conversation that begins light, veers into irreverent hypotheticals, and then before you know it,…
The Invisible Leader
Before we can talk about destiny or purpose, we’ve first got to get real about the challenge of looking after ourselves. You see, leadership is one of the greatest privileges…
Time for a Leadership Stocktake
When Patty McCord released Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility in 2018, she didn’t just publish another leadership book – she offered a powerful recalibration point on how…
Does It Really Matter What People Think and Say About You?
Let me ask you this: Have you ever had an idea, a goal, or a vision you were excited about – only to have someone shoot it down with a…
The one-way door versus the two-way door
One of the key strengths that I’ve built over the years - especially when working with clients and with my colleagues and team members - is being able to cut…
The stories we tell ourselves about leadership
Growing up as a kid on a dairy farm in Gippsland, Victoria with eight siblings, leadership was the furthest thing from my mind. The expectations were clear: leave school at…
Are you ready to learn?
As an educator there’s nothing more exhilarating than witnessing fully engaged audience members having ‘lightbulb moments’ throughout your training sessions. On the flip side, few things are more disheartening than…
Where growth and learning happens
After twenty-five years of running a leadership training company with Founder Des Penny, all whilst studying and observing the best workplaces, people, teams and leaders that inspire me, I discovered…
Presenting With Confidence
One of the biggest challenges for today’s leaders isn’t coming up with new ideas, instead it’s having the ability to sell and speak to those ideas. Your ability to craft…
What’s with the attitude?
Working on one’s attitude appears to be an ‘old school’ concept. I’m of the vintage where my parents would say things like “Watch Your Attitude”, whenever I was misbehaving or…
The Leadership Paradox
It is my contention that life is a paradox and that in fact, leading people is one big continual paradox! In simple terms, a paradox is when you are confronted…
Impostor Syndrome – Part 2
Previously I decoded the phenomena of the Imposter Syndrome and how common it is for people to experience. We shared how we all have the potential to transform these moments…
Impostor Syndrome – Part 1
The Imposter Syndrome was originally coined the ‘Imposter Phenomenon’ in 1978, and it is loosely defined as doubting your abilities, feeling like a phoney or a dread of being exposed…
Giving Engaging Feedback
People are reluctant to give each other feedback in the workplace. On the one hand, some people hold back on giving constructive feedback as they worry about how the other…
8 Unavoidable Moments Leaders Need To Communicate Through
When it comes to leading an organisation, every leader fundamentally understands the consequences of a poor leadership approach to finances.
Eight Things Great Leaders Do
What do you think is the number one factor that determines a high-performing workplace? A great coffee machine? High rates of pay? The threat of redundancy hanging over everyone's heads?…
Organisational Alignment
There is no one factor that stands above all others when it comes to great execution. However, given that, for any organisation, there are a limited number of business strategies…
