How to prepare to be your most authentic self on stage

I had just come off the stage in LA when the event organiser said, “I thought you would have been better, you seem so confident in person. At least you’re easily forgettable.” ‘Ahh, thank you, and feck you very much,’ I thought & so desperately wanted to say. That D …

The solution to ambiguity isn’t clear communication, it’s honesty

If the enemy of accountability is ambiguity, as Patrick Lencioni is quoted as having said, then surely ambiguity is solved with clearly communicated, concisely written, and consistently followed processes and procedures. Is it not? I learned today that if I’m not in a position to make things clear, concise, and consistent, then …

3 Questions to answer before someone can be influenced by you

As leaders, we’re challenged to hone in on our effectiveness with the people we lead. Leading requires you to have influence over others. I’d like to think that you’re positively influencing others, but we all know there are people who are in positions of leadership that I personally would not …

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How to stay motivated to achieve your goals

Like any goal you aspire towards, finding my next client opportunity has required incremental daily momentum. It’s been really hard to stay motivated to persistently keep searching, applying, calling, following up, asking questions, building relationships, establishing rapport & trust. And yet, the only thing that gets me through is knowing why I …

4 Ways to be a Transformational Leader

Transformational leadership is a theory of leadership where a leader works with teams to identify needed change, creating a vision to guide the change through inspiration and executing the change in tandem with committed members of a group; it is an integral part of the Full Range Leadership Model¹. Transformational …

Manifestation or Clarity? Same-same with powerful results.

It’s been more than six months since I’ve published. It feels like a lot longer. I’ve changed the direction of my life and my business. I’m no longer actively coaching, I will again, but for the time being, Coach Cazzie is on pause. The lessons I’ve learned in the past …

Are you – not your job – artificial intelligence proof?

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t coming. It’s here. These are AI-generated faces. She could be a model for a Pantene commercial. She’s flawless. She’s fake. Humans are being replaced by AI in companies all around the world. In roles that are customer service and administration based. In sales, finance and banking …