Culture at scale
Here’s a good technique for considering the culture you want to foster in your team or organisation. What would happen if 10 people suddenly joined your team? You may find it easier to explain your culture to one new person joining the team. But when you think about your culture at scale, it forces you […]
Given the circumstances
Our performance should always be considered in the context of our circumstances. You may feel disappointed about the standard with which you completed a task, but if there’s a lot going in your life then simply getting it done was a major achievement. You may wish you responded with more warmth during a conversation, but […]
I found myself here
Many people reach out to QLA because they want to be more deliberate with their career. For example, if asked “How did you get to where you are now?”, they may respond with some version of “I found myself here”. People can identify the steps that they’ve taken to get to their current role, and […]
Same actions, same results
Einstein never said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Even so, we all have behaviours we keep returning to that aren’t serving us, but we’re happy to keep doing them because we’re not reflecting on them or we’re choosing to ignore them. Take this moment to consider […]
Fiddly leaf figs
It’s amazing how fiddle leaf figs have become THE indoor plant. They are very popular because their lush, full, rich-green leaves look fantastic. The problem though, is that they’re super fiddly… For a plant to be so popular, they’re not exactly low maintenance. Bec and I jumped on the fiddle-leaf bandwagon. We’re not green thumbs, […]
Potential promises
During your career, people will set expectations around your future prospects which unfortunately may go unfulfilled. You’ll be assured you’re up for promotion in the new year, but then get passed over because of unforeseen factors. You’ll hear you’re on track for a nice bonus, but then the bonus pool dries up. You may even […]
The Reverse Cover Letter
If you’ve ever applied for a job, you’d be familiar with a cover letter. But you’re probably not familiar with the reverse cover letter. A cover letter is the document that puts your resume into context and speaks directly to why you’d be a great fit for a particular role. When people are searching for […]
A visible scoreboard
Imagine watching your favourite sport but the score isn’t displayed on the screen. It would be strange wouldn’t it? Both sides have a clear goal they’re trying to achieve, but you wouldn’t really know who’s ahead and who’s behind. And if you didn’t watch from the start you’d have no idea how close the game […]
Prioritise
Many of us know what we need to do to get the results we want. We just choose to do other things instead. For a variety of reasons, we keep doing the lower-value actions first and the higher-value actions later (if at all). So a lot of success is simply prioritising the action you already […]
Starting out again
When you finished High School, you probably didn’t have much money in the bank or much awareness of where life would go, but the world was full of potential to explore and you jumped into the unknown. And look where it has brought you today! From modest beginnings, you have achieved and experienced a great […]