So many of my clients are telling me that one of their key issues is engaging their teams in the current hybrid environment. As a leader, (or parent!), our job is to: Change people’s behaviour – which you can do in a heartbeat if you tell them a story that touches their heart Create and environment in which people can be the best they can be. Joy filled and fear free Help people believe in themselves because belief in your own ability is a better predictor of success than any level of skill And why does focusing on joy at work matter in the corporate world? Because it increases sales 37%. It ..read more

WHEN YOU FEEL DISENGAGED, UNMOTIVATED, OVERWHELMED – OR ANYTIME! 1. Your view of the world. Your perception. Your focus. – Do every morning. How you are looking at what is going on around you or in your life can be scary or exciting! I learned this first hand when I moved back to the USA early this year. Several times I have had to ‘slap myself up the side of the head’ so to speak to challenge how I was viewing the situation.  At first I was cynical when someone said ‘what an opportunity’ and ‘how exciting’ because I was feeling sorry for myself and alone and rather lost. I coul ..read more

Last week I spoke to a beautiful CNO (Chief Nursing Officer) from the USA who is a wonderful leader and wanted to recognise her astonishing team of hard working leaders and nurses. What a time they have been through and we discussed how burnout seems to be a consistent state these days!   So I put together something specially for them but there are many aspects that would apply to anyone who is approaching burnout! And hopefully, it would help them restore some balance! Burnout is sort of like constant stress on steroids! It’s the point where you have been metaphorically (or actually so ..read more

Well we are finally, almost, kind of back to work! Everything is different and a surprisingly large number of people are expressing concerns about coming back to the office – largely because it means interacting with people again – colleagues or customers. This is a BIG issue! And fear is at the root of it.  • Fear of looking or being seen as stupid or not good enough. • Fear of ‘germs’. • Fear of what others will think. • Fear of not belonging….And many more! Business in the past has focused on the business, B2B, B2C and all sorts of other technical things. Strategy is important of cours ..read more

Is anyone else feeling like me?  I seem to have lost all sense of time these days. Albeit I have been at home more than I have in 40 years – like ALL the time! And I seem to have a huge amount to do but don’t seem to be achieving much. I feel like I am torn between enjoying the time to do ‘stuff’ around the house and garden – there is a LOT of maintenance – and feeling like I should be doing much more worthwhile ‘stuff’. I am feeling somewhat unmotivated to market, write, slog, or create something. I feel like I should write to ‘ Dear Abby’! However, I think the greatest gift o ..read more

Along with many others, Amanda’s world as a speaker was transformed overnight with COVID. Her journey of pivoting and re evaluating everything she was doing has deepened her level of empathy and experience and has given her many new stories and concepts that are so relevant for adapting to ongoing change, new ways of working, re-connection as well as strategies for staying mentally, emotionally and physically well. Which all revolve around how we choose to perceive what is going on in our lives. To make her virtual presentations as effective as her live ones, Amanda has a professional quality ..read more

Online + In Your Own Time! What we tell ourselves, the stories we repeat inside our heads about ourselves and others create our perceptions, expectations and therefore reality! So if we can change our mindset by changing our beliefs; and change our beliefs by changing our thoughts – you begin to see how critical it is to be conscious of our thoughts and choose consciously. Did you know we are unconscious of our thoughts 95-99% of the time? And our thoughts rule everything. Our thoughts determine how we feel about ourselves. And others. https://amandagore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wired-fo ..read more

As I am committed to being authentic I am sharing that I struggled today at the thought of writing this post! Things are a mess in Australia and we are under extreme totalitarian like conditions. I wondered how I could write a newsletter on gratitude! So many of my friends are deeply distressed by the mandates and draconian rules – and no one can make plans because our state governments change the rules all the time. People are living in fear – fear generated from many different directions. So I had to dig deep. Having said that – it didn’t take much effort to find things for which to be gra ..read more

It is a wonderful sentiment to be asking others if they are OK – and helping supporting them if we can. At the same time how many of us are asking ‘Am I OK?’! Much like the instructions given when oxygen masks fall in a plane – ‘put your own mask on first if you are with children’. Why is that? Because if you are not in great shape – you can’t help your children! So…how to work out if you are actually OK? (PS where you are is always OK! It’s part of your journey. What isn’t OK is if we are unconscious of the part we play in how we are feeling! You have control over how you feel because YOU ..read more

Living with uncertainty and constant change, when everything we felt comfortable with is seemingly taken away, waking up full of enthusiasm and energy every day can be a challenge! Inspiring others as a leader, encouraging colleagues or performing at your best at work and home seems impossible if you are struggling to get out of your PJs! But there is a simple strategy that can lift your energy and performance, boost your joy and improve your ability to connect with others. The one thing which you have total control – every minute of every day  – is – wait for it – your thinking!  No ..read more