On my 28th Birthday, a day when I should have been excited, I broke down in tears.😢
At first I wondered why I was upset.
You see I had what I thought was the dream. I was living with my partner at the time in a beautiful suburb in Sydney, Australia. I owned properties, was working in an Executive Human Resource Management role, money in the bank, holidaying around the world.
I was dedicated. I gave my everything.
And so the day when I was offered an Acting Executive HR Manager role by the CEO of my company, I accepted.
And you would think I'd have been over the moon.
But after a while in that role, I realised that I just felt stressed and empty inside, and unfulfilled.
And that's when I saw my Acting Executive role for what it was -
• I was performing 2 roles, and despite working 17 hour days felt like I wasn't getting anywhere
• I wasn't looking after my own health and well being, and as a result of stress had lost 10 kilo's in 2 months - My weight at the time hit a low of 47 kilo's
• My team lacked direction, and weren't achieving their expected results
• I had gone from being a high performing employee responsible for my own results to a fumbling mess now expected to lead a team and an entire Organisation to achieve their results too
• My team were unhappy in their jobs
• Due to a combination of factors, I was struggling to lead myself and my team effectively
Eventually, I recruited a new HR Executive, some team members left, and the Acting role finished.
But I decided in that moment that I needed to do something about this.
If this team was being ineffective, I needed to understand why, and then to help the 1000's of other teams who must face the same issues.
And so I dedicated time, effort and money to study and learn all I could about leadership, human behaviour, team building, communication, relationships and personal development.
In addition to my formal HR qualifications, I became a Master Practitioner of Coaching, completed certificates and degrees, worked in many industries including Aviation, Mining, Construction, Injury Rehabilitation, Real Estate and more.
And what I realised was this - The key to having a great team mostly comes down to this - Does the team have a passionate Leader (rather than a manager), and does the team understand what their role in the team is and how they contribute to the bigger picture.
Based on these two vital things, I have created a Leadership program that teaches the Step by Step process that is simple to learn, and easy to implement that helps people thrive and deliver results.
With my help, you too can learn what I have learnt, and lead your team to business success! 👍
