If you're anything like me, on this first day of the New Year you won't be setting resolutions. Here's what to do with your day instead. #BrainBasedCoaching

Here’s hoping that 2018 is everything you want it to be. And to fuel the journey, here are 9 of my favourite posts to set yourself up for career success this year. #BrainBasedCoaching

75 books. 44 audiobooks. 15 kindle books. One very powerful idea. #BrainBasedCoaching

The literature is crammed full of ideas on team leadership - but is sparse on ideas for team membership. Here are 6 thoughts to help you be an outstanding "I" in team. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "Labels that keep me stuck". #BrainBasedCoaching

Resilience is an essential leadership quality. And it's hard. Enhance your resilience by coming to know your always-available sources of greater resilience - and the 5 simple disciplines to embed that knowing.

A Quality of Thought: "Growth". #BrainBasedCoaching

It's in our nature to carry around with us distracting thoughts and preoccupations - and that limits the time, attention and focus we can dedicate to our priority. Here's a simple but powerful daily practice to reclaim some of that headspace. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "Lean on the Process". #BrainBasedCoaching

We all know the frustration of having our thoughts backed-up by an unmade decision. Here's a process to sidestep two of the thinking traps most likely to get in the way of powerful decision making. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "When Start With Why Gets in the Way". #BrainBasedCoaching

Our focus for performance is most often for outstanding delivery in the moment. But what would happen if we adjusted that view and chose instead to focus on "good enough" performance over the longer term? #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "High Performance Leadership is … Co-created Agreement". #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "Action Radar". #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "High Performance Leadership is … Coaching Before Managing". #BrainBasedCoaching

Strategy is not something to be feared or shied-away from - but many up-and-comers do. Here is a simple question-set to get us thinking and behaving more strategically. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "High Performance Leadership is … Strong Internal Connection". #BrainBasedCoaching

Leadership is about leaning into the status quo - and so, challenges are inevitable. Open and honest communication at those times of challenge and crisis is a core leadership competency. Here are 5 behaviours to help you achieve mastery. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "High Performance Leadership is … The Creatable Future". #BrainBasedCoaching

Shifting a culture starts with ourselves and our own little corner of the world – and a series of small but impactful behaviours that, incrementally, add-up to positive change. Here are 4 leadership habits to inspire that stimulating and empowering culture within your team. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "High Performance Leadership is … Self-leadership". #BrainBasedCoaching

There are many crucial leadership competencies. But in the end: unless you're delivering results, the rest aren’t going to get talked about or recognised. Here are 5 cornerstone thoughts to your results-delivering leadership strategy. #BrainBasedCoaching

No style of leadership is neutral. The very way we come at a situation has a fundamental impact on its outcomes. So, here's one simple formula to help us lean towards more helpful leadership behaviours for our people. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "A Cascade of Thoughts". #BrainBasedCoaching

Whether your focus is career acceleration or career shift, there is one ingredient that is always the difference between success and continued stuckness. That ingredient is AGENCY. Use these 4 practices to instil a powerful sense of personal agency for your next career move. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "What Am I Saying Yes To?" #BrainBasedCoaching

Even high-achieving peak-performers lose their mojo from time to time. So where to look, when we suffer those occasional lapses in performance? Start with these 7 sources. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "The How To is not the problem". #BrainBasedCoaching

Whenever events don't quite go according to plan, our potential for learning goes way up. So, take time now to learn these 8 lessons from 20 years' worth of injuries. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "Out of Dreams. Into Reality." #BrainBasedCoaching

We think focusing on outcomes shouldn't get us stuck - but it can. When that happens, shift your focus from Outcome Goals to Process Goals. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "5% More Consciousness". #BrainBasedCoaching

The "focused leadership" we're looking for from our leaders - and from ourselves - is not the intense and hardcore rush, rush, rush that most choose in reaction to a demanding workplace. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Here’s how we can return to leadership serenity. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "Intentional Imbalance". #BrainBasedCoaching

In our eagerness to hit the ground running in our new leadership role, we can often misstep. So, it pays to reflect on some of the common pitfalls – and install the performance habits that ensure your next leadership role is a success from the outset. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: The Power of "Get Into". #BrainBasedCoaching

Alongside "ambition for the organisation" and "exemplary people skills", "powerful decision-making habits" is the other must-have for any leader. Here are 7 powerful habits to install alongside any major decision point. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "Momentum". #BrainBasedCoaching

A procrastinating mindset is a powerful and attractive perspective. But we can use that idea of perspective to overcome procrastination. Here's how. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: “Stop Trusting. Start Trialling." #BrainBasedCoaching

We all want to be better leaders. And one of the best and most reliable ways to create that shift is by installing performance habits that are just part of the DNA. Try these 7 disciplines which are a little different from the normal advice! #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "What's Your Practice for That?" #BrainBasedCoaching

Throughout our careers, the people we work directly for have not just a huge influence on our success at work – they very often have a profound effect on us as a person. Here are 9 behaviours to achieve the kind of relationship with your boss that sets you both up for ongoing success. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "Stop Studying Your Stuckness". #BrainBasedCoaching

It can be a rarity to get open and honest feedback from your team on your performance as their boss. And so, in the absence of that valuable input, it's useful to have a few go-to places to look, as you conduct your own self-leadership check. Here are 3 complaint areas to start your self-review. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "Actionable Actions". #BrainBasedCoaching

Deep and powerful listening is a skill that takes focus and concentration. And when practised, is a gift for the person being listened to. But there are challenges. So, here are 8 fresh perspectives for deeper listening. #BrainBasedCoaching

A Quality of Thought: "Powerful Subtraction". #BrainBasedCoaching