Life, hey? One moment you’re basking in the ‘WOW, THAT’S FANTASTIC!’ glow, and the next, you’re blindsided and it’s WTF!!

Well-being isn’t a solo act. It’s a symphony, complex and interdependent, with leadership setting the beat, individuals crafting the melody, and the collective ensemble adding the harmony.

Self-compassion is a critical component for navigating life's challenges. By extending kindness and understanding to ourselves during times of hardship, we can embrace imperfections and confront challenges with a balanced perspective. This article outlines the many advantages of self-compassion and practical steps to embrace it.

In today's complex world, we are confronted not only with ethical dilemmas within our own areas of expertise but also with broader societal concerns that deeply affect our moral compass. It is crucial to expand our concept of moral injury to encompass the effects of external events, such as the Australian Referendum and global events, as they can significantly contribute to our mental and emotional stress. In this article, I delve into the intricacies of moral injury, outline its indicators, and offer actionable steps to mitigate its effects.

Career development isn't just about acquiring skills; it's about strengthening our inner foundation of self-leadership to cultivate fertile soil for our growth and development. In this piece, I've outlined key steps to help you build your sense of self, self-belief, and self-trust to provide the groundwork for outer progress.

In our fast-paced world, where the line between work and personal life can often blur, establishing and maintaining strong professional boundaries is paramount. These boundaries not only safeguard our well-being but also ensure we can sustainably offer the highest level of care to our work.

Do you invite feedback from others as a way of modelling the skills of receiving feedback? This is a hugely impactful way of building psychologically safe relationships. Read the full article to learn more about the 11 principles of receiving feedback well.

Feedback conversations are powerful. They can be a wonderful or terrible experience for all parties involved. So how can we ensure we provide feedback to our colleagues and teams in a psychologically safe manner?

In the realm of our work in the health and community sector, the ability to effectively manage emotional interactions is paramount. Individuals who are skilled at managing emotional responses and fostering a positive workplace culture can be referred to as 'amygdala whisperers'. In this article I share the traits of amygdala whisperers and tips on how we can practice these skills in our workplaces.

As a leader, being able to step into the shoes of others, both individuals and well as our teams and to see things from their experience and emotional perspective is a game changer. One of the best things we can do as leaders is to intentionally cultivate compassion within our team. Here I provide some practice exercises to help you get started.

When transitioning from practitioner to leader, it helps to reflect on good leadership models and aim to emulate them.

Focusing on what we can control is crucial because it empowers us to take action and make a positive difference in our lives.

Welcome to the first instalment of my new blog series, where I reflect on the previous month and share some of the themes that are common in many workplaces, lessons learned, and what’s coming up.

To support savvy leaders and organisations to invest meaningfully in their employees’ professional development, I’ve developed a simple framework that shows how supervision can move from toxic to transformative supervision - and the incredible impact this has.

I want to take a moment to consider the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day. It’s such an important topic, and seeing it being acknowledged is great for us all.

In the realm of leadership, you’ll often come across a range of long-standing ideas and perspectives around what leadership ‘is’ or ‘should be’.

As leaders it is important to consider how we influence how others may feel. How we deliver feedback is a great place to start. When thinking of colleagues as ‘human first’, there’s a lot we can utilise to help us as leaders ensure we’re providing feedback that supports the humans we work with.

While there seems to be some merit in the recognising that ‘new year, new me’ mindsets can set us up for failure, I think it’s all in how we think about our goals as long-term direction and progress.

During the course of 2022, the focus of self-leadership has changed.

Rather than using it to adapt to the uncertain world we were dealing with, we began tentatively using self-leadership to move beyond the day to day and shape the life, career and future we long for.

It takes considerable time, thought and investment to build a healthy, above-the-line and psychologically safe workplace culture.