Business Thoughts from Paradigm Shift

Personal growth and performance go hand in hand. It’s logical to think that in order to operate at a high performance level, then also achieving high personal growth must play a role in success.

Here’s what I know. When performance starts slipping it is because something has shifted in the individual and they have moved from being in an empowered to a disempowered state. When an individual moves into a disempowered or disconnected state, they start operating with default based behaviours. The behaviours at time can be likened to playground dynamics e.g. It’s not fair, He/ She doesn’t like me, I am not good enough.

How do you get out of the hole you find yourself in? I was talking to a friend last week about how we “get resilient”. It’s easy to say be more resilient but how do we know what we need to shift and keep going when things are tough. He had had a couple of really...

I see business owners expressing disappointment with the results they are getting yet they do nothing about changing the situation. And there are always two questions I ask when addressing the issues of what is holding them back in business: 1. What do I want? When I...

 Three things that have resonated with me throughout my recent journey – guilt, control and identity. Guilt  When we are the primary earner in the family, as women, we feel guilty all the time. We can’t be there to see our children achieve milestones (school trips...

We have an expectation that our boys are stronger, can run faster and have more of an interest in war like games - fighting, guns and being well – boisterous. And how is that even when we feel like we have done our best as parents to provide a gender neutral...

Turning 50 is a bit like saving a vintage wine for a special occasion. The bottle looks the same but once you open it, well the taste is well worth waiting for. I think as women we place so much expectation on having to look younger that we miss the wisdom of being...

Are you overwhelmed with life – pleasing others, meeting others needs – yet becoming disconnected?

I am obsessed with change. My practice, Paradigm Shift is all about raising different perspectives by overlaying lenses to get to the real picture of what's going on. Change in organisations is the one constant. Restructures, acquisitions, mergers, organisations in...

Travelling for work is not glamorous. I often get people asking me if it’s like being on a permanent holiday. I usually smile then reply something like - Picture this: feeling constant time pressure and anxiety to navigate traffic to meet your check in deadlines,...