by Dr Paige Williams | Jun 7, 2023 | Articles
The biggest risk in your team and organisation The silence was deafening. A senior leadership team I was working with had just been asked their views on an important strategic initiative by the CEO. Nothing. Nada. Niente. Now this CEO was good at holding the tension...
by Dr Paige Williams | May 31, 2023 | Articles
How to Use Disappointment to Your Advantage There is a word in the world that strikes me to the core… a real punch to the gut … a wobble to my confidence and sense of identity. It’s the D-word. Disappointment. Whether I’ve disappointed myself or others, or I hear it...
by Dr Paige Williams | May 11, 2023 | Articles
Are you a Well-Intentioned or Intentional Leader? Do you lead on purpose? I’m not talking about the values aligned, purpose driven type leadership (although that is important) I mean, do you lead purposefully? With intention? There’s a big difference between having...
by Dr Paige Williams | Apr 24, 2023 | Articles
Are you a bad collaborator? I’m not one for collaboration. It’s uncomfortable to admit, but I haven’t loved my experiences of working with others in the past and they’ve left a stain. Mismatched workloads, poor communication, a lack of ownership and personal...
by Dr Paige Williams | Mar 23, 2023 | Articles
Reality Checking What ‘Good’ Looks Like “We need to let go of the idea that we can change large complex systems” is one of the uncomfortable truths I often share as I work with senior leaders. Railing against systems that are unfit, unfair and under-resourced is a...
by Dr Paige Williams | Mar 8, 2023 | Articles
Facing the Hurricanes of leadering and life Hurricanes is a track by Dido – one of my favourite artists as I was in my early adult years in the UK and Europe. Her album Life for Rent released in 2003 was the soundtrack to my life as I moved from a Business...
by Dr Paige Williams | Feb 23, 2023 | Articles
How to get through the Mess of Life and Leadering Life is complex, change is constant and we are drowning in information. It’s no surprise we feel overwhelmed at times. So how can we get through the mess and mayhem with a little less friction and a little more ease...
by Dr Paige Williams | Feb 22, 2023 | Articles
What does ‘good’ look like? What does ‘good’ look like right now?…in your work..?…your relationships..?…your health and energy..?…your goals, your hopes and dreams..? What does good look like for you…? It’s powerful to ponder because questions...
by Dr Paige Williams | Dec 16, 2022 | Articles
A Smart Way to Review 2022 I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, are you?Set with good intentions and enthusiasm but a distant memory by mid-February. But an honest strategic review that helps set direction and pathways forward?Now you’re talking my language!...
by Dr Paige Williams | Dec 14, 2022 | Articles
How to Lead the Final Forty Days Have you noticed how the last 10% of something can feel so much harder than the previous 90? The last 500 metres of your 5km run… the action items from your meeting… the latest computer software update on your laptop… (really? Again?!)...
by Dr Paige Williams | Nov 8, 2022 | Articles
5 must-do items for your 2023 leadership agenda Are you ready for 2023? Me neither. But the reality is it’s less than 8 weeks away.Whaaaaaaaaaat? I know right. So what’s on your agenda for 2023? Have you started to think about what you want to do…? What...
by Dr Paige Williams | Oct 25, 2022 | Articles
Why Collective Partnering is the must have skill for Psychosocial Safety ISO 45003… heard of it? If not, let’s get you ahead of the wave that’s coming your way as a leader… Mentally Safe and Healthy Workplaces – a legal requirement ISO 45003 is the first global...
