Another Maverick Perspective on Innovation. Continuing with World Creativity and Innovation Week The Maverick Paradox continues to mark the occasion with a discussion on innovation from The Maverick Paradox’s 6 Featured Columnists. The columnists are based in a number of countries and work asynchronous to each other. Therefore to hear the views of all the columnists we have created two short panels. This is the second panel and features Judith Germain who hosts, and is joined by Ben Baker and Jo Farmer. Key Takeaways Both Ben and Jo provided thoughtful perspectives on innovation fro ..read more

The Maverick Paradox – Beyond OKRs and KPIs: Embracing a Holistic Approach for Sustainable Success. Business performance is mostly determined by strategy and how it is implemented. In this regard, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) stand out as crucial instruments for ensuring this success. OKRs and KPIs are quantitative measures of corporate success and, as with any measurement instrument, an excessive emphasis on such metrics can be harmful, even if they are essential, since it puts at risk general workplace harmony, motivation, and culture by ignoring th ..read more

Performance, Boundaries, and Baggage: Learning how to soar!  Is it your desire to reach your true potential? Do you feel an itch to push harder, test your limits and see just how far you’re able to go? I do.  Maybe that’s why I love driving fast and dream of being behind the wheel of a Lamborghini on a long, deserted stretch of road. As a psychotherapist, I’ve had the privilege of hearing many diverse life stories and life struggles.  Some of these are from prominent community leaders and others from those forming the bedrock of our culture such as bus drivers, teacher ..read more

Talent, Leaders and Culture are rewarded. When you boil it down, culture is essentially a summary of the positive behaviours that are rewarded and maybe even more importantly, the less-than-ideal behaviours that are tolerated within an organisation. As humans we are social creatures and learn by observing. And no one is more observed in an organisation than its leaders. Accordingly, leadership sets the culture in three ways: • The behaviours they role model • The behaviours they reward • The behaviou ..read more

A Maverick Perspective on Innovation. It is World Creativity and Innovation Week and The Maverick Paradox has chosen to mark the occasion with a discussion on innovation from The Maverick Paradox’s 6 Featured Columnists. The columnists are based in a number of countries and work asynchronous to each other. Therefore to hear the views of all the columnists we have created two short panels. This is the first panel and features Judith Germain who takes on the dual role of hosting and being asked questions as a Featured Columnist. She is joined by David Chislett, Josuel Rogers and Astrid Davies. K ..read more

The 3 leadership myths. In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Jodi Hume about leadership myths and decision fatigue. Key Takeaways Hustle culture and the idea that it’s “lonely at the top” are damaging myths about leadership Emotional/energetic regulation is crucial for optimal executive functioning and decision making Having a support network you can process decisions with is key to avoiding decision fatigue Saying “yes” and figuring things out along the way can build confidence Topics: Leadership Myths The myth of hustle culture and needing to constantly push, leads to poor decisions a ..read more

You Can Save The World. (yes, you!) When I look at the news, it’s hard to believe that we live in a period where human beings have never been so healthy, lived so long, or been so well educated. On social media, you would be forgiven for thinking that there is a crime syndicate systematically murdering celebrities, they seem to die so often. In both cases, the truth is much different from the perception. Yet in both cases, we act as if the stimulus, the information is true, real and accurate. It effects our mood, our mental states, our physical well-being. The impact of these stories on us is ..read more

Animals, autism and acceptance. Peta was one of my first real friends as a child. I could talk to her, play with her. She always listened to me, knew when I was upset, played with me. I could understand what she wanted, her feelings, her needs. We could relax together. However I could never go to school with her. She was not a human. She was a budgerigar. I was 8 and my mum bought her for me for Christmas. She hoped a budgie would understand me better than others did.   She did. Life to me was stressful, though I probably did not realise it kno ..read more

There’s a Price to Success. One of The 25 Most Important Things I’ve Learned Recently, one of the members of my CBIG groups suggested I make a list of the 20 most important things I’ve learned in my 30 years of experience working with B2B sales organisations. I was hesitant at first, because I thought it was a bit too focused on me. But I realised that I have learned some really important things, and that since I have a unique perspective and an out-of-the-box way of thinking, these may not be obvious to the world at large, and would potentially be helpful to a lot of people. So, I created a l ..read more

Is leadership presence innate? In this episode Judith Germain and Katherine Lazaruk discuss professional presence and leadership beyond stereotypical norms. Key Takeaways Leadership presence is innate and can be cultivated, but does not guarantee taking on a leadership role. Knowing your true self and being congruent with internal and external expression builds presence. Diverse perspectives are needed at leadership tables for organisations to thrive. Non-white women face double bias and must navigate risks in self-expression. Topics: Katherine’s background and journey to leadership con ..read more