Where is my head at?

I thought it might be a nice change to step back and give you an overview of some ongoing and future projects.

Coming out of a tool I developed to help me better manage Bad Days, this started as a single list on my phone and has grown into a simple technique to help anyone shift their state from stuck to something better. It involves answering three questions to help you regain control and take action.

I currently have a draft of the book ready for editing and plans for some cool accessories to support the Bad Day activities. The Bad Day Playbook is also a keynote or presentation that compassionately encourages taking back control and considering how to minimise or avoid future Bad Days.

This one had been buzzing around in my head since attending an amazingly inspiring conference in New York where the amazing leaders and their amazing organisations were doing amazing things to support their amazing people, and I went back to work to the same old nightmare. Blame it on post-COVID frustration and the accompanying hope that suggested we possibly had an opportunity to make a real difference in our workplace cultures, but I finally got around to doing something more with this idea.

This is currently a keynote or presentation for those who are not afraid of some low-level language and need a laugh. It fits perfectly at the end of a conference or session, as it encourages attendees to take what they have learned, what has inspired them from the day and do something positive with it. It's fun, thought-provoking and packs a serious punch. There is also the possibility that it may be a book in the future.

This is my first book in the ONE THING series, and I regularly use it with the people I coach. It encourages people to understand how they learn so they can learn more consciously. It includes an outline of how to make small, consistent changes in your work and life to achieve your goals, and that means doing ONE THING on Project You!

It is used with my coaching clients, is the basis of a keynote or presentation called "The Good News and Hard Truths about Your Professional Development", and underpins a program that encourages self-directed social learning in organisations.

My second book in the ONE THING series looks at the impact on people and productivity when we try to do too much or fail to do anything in the workplace. There is a healthy balance to be found as we approach a major strategic or people initiative from three avenues - leadership, engagement and communication. It's basically a way to create positive workplace change that doesn't suck but energises your people.

This is great for focusing leaders on their role in change through a short session called "Leader as Sponsor". It also forms a healthy approach for larger cultural change programs (although currently, I do not have the capacity for more of this work).

My second book in the ONE THING series looks at the impact on people and productivity when we try to do too much or fail to do anything in the workplace. There is a healthy balance to be found as we approach a major strategic or people initiative from three avenues - leadership, engagement and communication. It's basically a way to create positive workplace change that doesn't suck but energises your people.

This is great for focusing leaders on their role in change through a short session called "Leader as Sponsor". It also forms a healthy approach for larger cultural change programs (although currently, I do not have the capacity for more of this work).

My second book in the ONE THING series looks at the impact on people and productivity when we try to do too much or fail to do anything in the workplace. There is a healthy balance to be found as we approach a major strategic or people initiative from three avenues - leadership, engagement and communication. It's basically a way to create positive workplace change that doesn't suck but energises your people.

This is great for focusing leaders on their role in change through a short session called "Leader as Sponsor". It also forms a healthy approach for larger cultural change programs (although currently, I do not have the capacity for more of this work).

How we live our values creates our culture—for better or for worse, making us richer or poorer. By exploring how we feel valued, the impact of valuing those we work with, and the value we get out of doing our work, we can feel happier, satisfied and accomplish more than we imagine.

Value-able is a range of programs encompassing values creation and embedding, engaging leaders, and aligning the values with every employee's role. It is also a great keynote or presentation. (I limit the number of values implementation projects I undertake each year and won't be taking on new clients for major engagements for this now until 2025.)

So that is where I am at the moment. Speaking, short sessions, and writing is very much front of mind. I'm always looking to go deeper into each topic and get new inspiration that takes me somewhere unexpected.