by Anthony Campbell | 23 Aug 2019 | Coaching
Yesterday I wrote about how we build stories about our identity around the events of our lives. I received the following feedback from Morgan (name changed for anonymity) who is a subscriber to my blog: “I love this. The counter-point is that since this lived...
by Anthony Campbell | 22 Aug 2019 | Coaching
This week I had the opportunity to see clients in the Western Sydney suburb of Emu Plains, the suburb where I spent my high school years and where my parents still live. After finishing my work, I took the opportunity to walk home and spend a night with mum and dad....
by Anthony Campbell | 21 Aug 2019 | Coaching
I posted my daily blog later than usual yesterday. I usually have them drafted early and scheduled for publishing early each morning. This time I didn’t. I had a draft and I wasn’t happy with it. There was something I didn’t like about it. It didn’t read well and I...
by Anthony Campbell | 20 Aug 2019 | Coaching
In his book Give And Take, Adam Grant describes three types of people [1]: Givers: Those people who give with no thought of reward or reciprocity; Matchers: Those who will only give if they feel they will get something back in return; Takers: Those who take and do not...
by Anthony Campbell | 19 Aug 2019 | Coaching
Today marks my first full day back at work after a relaxing two weeks of leave. While I was away, I turned off all my alerts for social media, email and other apps on my smart devices. The only notifications I left on were for personal messages...
by Anthony Campbell | 2 Aug 2019 | Coaching
For thousands of years, we have communicated with each other through stories. We’ve told stories about our history, our successes and our failures. Leaders need to take on the role of storyteller. I think they should become the Chief Storytelling Officer. As the Chief...
by Anthony Campbell | 1 Aug 2019 | Coaching
Yesterday I wrote about the concept of competing with your own team. Today, I want to take it one step further and talk about how competitors can collaborate. As it happened, yesterday I listened to Andy Penn, CEO of Telstra, address the National Press Club. He...
by Anthony Campbell | 31 Jul 2019 | Coaching
Competitive people have a desire to win. On the surface, you might not think there is anything wrong with that. But what if the person they are competing with is someone in the same company or organisation? This happens more often than you realise. If...
by Anthony Campbell | 30 Jul 2019 | Coaching
Yesterday I wrote about control and influence. A few more thoughts on the subject … Think about the unhappiest or angriest people you know. What are they trying to control that they can’t? In my experience, the unhappiest people of the world,...
