Burnout Isn’t a Time Problem. It’s an Energy Leadership Problem.
For many technical professionals stepping into leadership, burnout is often framed as a time issue. 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. But after more than two decades of working with engineers, auditors, project managers, IT professionals, lawyers, and senior leaders across industries, I’ve come to see burnout differently. Burnout […]
From Crisis to Thriving: My Friend’s Inspiring Lesson in Finding Opportunity
Hi everyone, Dom here! Remember the introverted engineer who climbed the ladder, only to face a restructure and lose 30% of his team? That was me! For two years, I lost passion, energy, and drive. A personal development seminar changed everything. I learned we can’t control the wind, but we set the sails (Jim Rohn). […]
From Crisis to Thriving: My Friend’s Inspiring Lesson in Finding Opportunity
Hi everyone, Dom here! Remember the introverted engineer who climbed the ladder, only to face a restructure and lose 30% of his team? That was me! For two years, I lost passion, energy, and drive. A personal development seminar changed everything. I learned we can’t control the wind, but we set the sails (Jim Rohn). […]
Your Struggles Today are the Fuel for your Triumphs of Tomorrow
During my visit to Canberra last week, I met a wonderful Uber driver. He was from the beautiful country of Bhutan. Had been in Oz for 4 years. Dreamed of a brighter future where he and his wife, and the family they were planning to have one day would be able to call both Bhutan […]
How a homeless man gave me the gift of personal transformation.
I’m often asked how I made the transition from introverted IT nerd to platform speaker. As with any sort of growth, it’s never the one thing. Yet, as I look back at my journey, certain paradigm shifting moments stand out. In particular, an encounter with a homeless man on the streets of San Diego. It was one of […]
That one piece of wisdom that helped me make goal setting a life-long habit
I was a fairly driven youth. I set goals and worked hard to achieve them. Mainly, these were in the area of school grades and the sport of badminton. The process of getting to the goals wasn’t often fun. I studied because I HAD to, not because I wanted to. And I remember dragging myself […]
Creating Certainty through Gratitude
During times of uncertainty, your capacity to draw certainty from within can be the difference between a fearful, anxiety-filled experience to one that’s positive and empowering. Some call this “faith”. Others label this “optimism”. I have learned it is a trait of those most resilient. In this article, I’ll share an anecdote that illustrates a […]
Getting into Flow at work
This clip, from one of my all time favourite movies – “Chariots of Fire” – never fails to move me. Chariots of Fire is a British historical drama film that is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell: a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, […]
Lessons on Gratitude and Resilience from a Tricycle Ride
A friend was recently going through a challenging phase in her life. She confided in me that she had been through an extended period of sick leave due to an injury sustained through a fall. Lately, her manager had started behaving in a way that made her suspect they were building a case to terminate […]
When Your Staff Feel Great, Your Customers Feel It Too!
“It’s common sense. When people feel great about the place where they work… they provide better customer service.” – Dick Clark, Group Leader of Financial Services at Monsanto. Unfortunately, we’ve heard this before but “common sense” on the part of most managers At a major 5-star hotel just two nights ago, I was waiting behind […]
