How to Change Your Mind as a Leader Without Confusing Your Team
You backed the plan. Now you've found something that changes it. Here's how to explain a revised decision without leaving everyone to work out what happens next.
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Leadership, performance and decision-making
How to Respond to Resistance to Change in Your Team
A team member questions the rollout. Are they resisting change, or pointing out something the plan missed? Here’s how to find out before you respond.
Read articleHow to Get Independent Views Before a Team Decision
Quick agreement can hide useful information. Give people room to form a view, share what others may not know, then decide together with clearer reasons.
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Why Great Strategies Fail Without Leadership Alignment
Every organisation has a strategy. Growth targets. A three-year plan. A vision for the future. A roadmap designed to move the business forward. Yet despite the amount of time and…
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How to Coach a Team Member Without Taking Over
Someone brings you a problem. You say, “Leave it with me.” They leave relieved, and you leave with another job. Here’s a different way to have that conversation.
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Why Smart Organisations Invest in Leadership Before There's a Problem
When organisations invest in leadership development, it's often because something has gone wrong. Performance has declined. Communication has broken down. Teams are disengaged…
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Why the Best Leaders Ask Better Questions
Leadership is often associated with having answers. The leader walks into the room, makes the decision, solves the problem, and provides direction. For decades, that image has…
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The Long Game: Why Leaders Need to Think Beyond the Immediate Outcome
Modern leadership often celebrates persistence. Push harder. Work longer. Never quit. Keep going. We're constantly told that success belongs to those who refuse to stop. And while…
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Why Facts Alone Rarely Change Minds
Most leaders believe that if people simply had the right information, they would make better decisions. It sounds logical. If the facts are clear, surely the outcome should be…
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Why Perception Matters More Than Reality in Leadership
Leadership is often viewed as a process of making decisions based on facts. Gather the information. Assess the evidence. Make the best decision possible. Simple. At least in…
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Why Leaders Are Often the Last to See the Problem
Leadership is often described as the ability to see what others cannot. To identify opportunities before competitors. To anticipate risks before they become crises. To recognise…
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Why Leaders Struggle to Make Clear Decisions Under Pressure
Leadership becomes most visible under pressure. Not when things are predictable. Not when the environment is calm. And not when decisions are easy. Pressure changes the way people…
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How High Performers Stay Consistent When Motivation Fades
Motivation is exciting in the beginning. It gives people energy, momentum, and optimism. It is the feeling that pushes leaders to set goals, launch projects, commit to change, or…
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How to brief a keynote speaker so the session fits your event
“We want people to feel inspired” is a starting point. A useful speaker brief goes further. Here’s what to share before your next leadership event.
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After the leadership keynote what will you try at work
The notebook is full. Now what? Choose one real situation, try one different response and give yourself a chance to learn from it.
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How to choose a keynote speaker for your Sydney event
A great showreel can get someone onto your shortlist. These questions help you decide whether their session belongs in your programme.
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Wonderfully Uncomfortable (3 of 4): THE MESSY MIDDLE
In this episode of the Tiny Shifts Podcast, Andy Nunn explores the part of growth that most people overlook. The messy middle. This is the phase where motivation fades, doubt…
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Wonderfully Uncomfortable (2 of 4): How to Set Goals That Actually Work
In this episode of the Tiny Shifts Podcast, Andy Nunn explores why most goals fail and what it really takes to create lasting change. We all set goals. Whether it is improving our…
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Wonderfully Uncomfortable (1 of 4): Finding Your Why
In this episode of the Tiny Shifts Podcast, Andy Nunn explores one of the most important foundations for doing hard things. Understanding your why. Whether you are pursuing a…
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Why We Don’t Do What We Say We’ll Do?
In this episode of Tiny Shifts , Andrew Nunn shares the core ideas behind his leadership keynote speech Mind the Gap , exploring why even high-performing leaders struggle to…
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How Opinions Catch Fire: Inside the psychology of social contagion
In this episode of Tiny Shifts , Andrew Nunn explores the powerful idea of social contagion : how our thoughts, emotions and behaviours are shaped by the people and environments…
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Sharks, Headlines and the Illusion of Risk
In this episode of Tiny Shifts , Andrew Nunn explores why fear and headlines distort our perception of risk , and why facts alone rarely change people’s minds. Using real-world…
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Optimistic People Live Longer
In this episode of the Tiny Shifts Podcast, Andy Nunn explores the real meaning of optimism and why it has a measurable impact on your health, behaviour and long-term outcomes…
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Mindfulness Is Hard
In this episode of the Tiny Shifts Podcast, Andy Nunn explores why mindfulness feels so difficult and what it actually means in practice. Mindfulness is often misunderstood as…
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What Is the GO Method? And How It Helps Leaders Respond Under Pressure
Andrew Nunn speaking on stage during a keynote on the GO method, sharing a practical framework to help leaders ground themselves and…
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Atomic Habits Fails Where It Matters Most
In this episode of the Tiny Shifts Podcast, Andy Nunn explores what procrastination really is and why we struggle to do the things we know we should be doing. Procrastination is…
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The Leadership Mindset Shift That Changes Decision-Making Under Pressure
When pressure rises, leaders do not suddenly become someone else. They become more of who they already are. That is what makes pressure so revealing. In calm conditions, most…
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How to keep your judgement in an AI assisted decision
The answer looks sensible. It may even agree with you. Before you act on it, ask what has actually been checked and what still needs a human decision.
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Band, Comedian or Mentalist: Which Gala Act Wins the Room
Awards night is over, the room is restless, and the act you book now decides whether guests stay engaged or reach for their car keys. Here's how to choose between a band, a comedian and a stage mentalist.
Read articleMentalism Keynote vs Magic Show vs Motivational Talk
Planners keep filing mentalism under magic or motivation. It is neither. Here is the category line, plus the questions that separate a demonstration-led keynote from a performance.
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