Leonie Cutts
Best Ending for a Team Session (and virtual back up plan if you forgot your cards)
I almost ended a team session without my all-time favourite close. I’m not sure why, but when I planned this team day, I thought I…
This Will Change The Way You Feel: the impact and importance of positive feedback
There is only one way to end a workshop. After you have spent a whole day, or often more, with a group, and everyone has…
Better Out Than In: the importance of bringing emotion into the room
From the moment I walked into the room, I could feel it. Everyone was happy. Pleased to be together and looking forward to our session.…
“I Am A Tactile Person” – Until This Happens!
I was talking to a long time facilitator friend and showed him our digital CCS Cards. His first reaction – “I’m a tactile person”. This…
The ‘Eff’ Word You Need To Build Relationships
I got a ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ GIF from a friend on my phone on Sunday and I was a little annoyed. I wasn’t annoyed at…
Connect instantly with these Two Words
We all look at the world in our own way. To understand each other a little better, try adding these two simple words to your conversation questions.
Removing the Awkward in the Meeting
I was super excited about the meeting. A colleague and a new ‘friend’, getting together to connect after meeting at an online conference. This is…
Reframing Reflection for Action-oriented Doers
STOP. Right now. And breathe.
Close your eyes. Think back over the last hour. If you had asked me 5 years ago to do something like this, I’m not sure I would have coped. As an ‘action-oriented doer’, I would have been challenged even by the word “stop”.
Fishing for the right words to answer the big question
How was your year?How was your trip?How’s the new job going? Ever find yourself scrambling for the right words when someone asks you one of…
The reason your new year goals might not be working
Are you the kind of person who sets up your year with good intentions? You set out your key goals, you even write them as SMART goals – but somehow, things don’t always go as planned. Well, you might be missing the most powerful ingredient.
Winning new clients using CCS Cards
Trying to win a new client? As facilitators, we are often in a position where we have to demonstrate our expertise by running a ‘sample’…
Finding Your Direction In An Uncertain World
Helping people to see things a little differently is something that Career Education Consultant, Art Therapist, and Certified CCS Practitioner, Patricia Parish is familiar with. At a recent career conference, Patricia shared her thoughts on managing these turbulent times, along with a unique CCS Cards process she has created for identifying your own True North.
Face to face – But wait, someone’s Zooming in!
As facilitators we are used to things changing and having to adapt in the moment. As CCS users, being able to mix real and virtual CCS Cards in your sessions, is just another way to help you feel relaxed and assured that you can handle anything!
Refreshing Strategy
What conversations are you planning to have with your team to realign for our new normal? We spoke with Jessica Rivera, Senior HR specialist at Patties Foods, about how she engaged the whole team in conversations to help refresh business strategy and create a Culture Action Plan.
Unlocking Self-belief
I heard my new client before I saw her. I was walking up the stairs to her office and she was on the phone to her team. Our meeting ended with her saying, “I feel like I’ve been given a hug”. Find out how CCS Cards were used in a professional career coaching session to help unlock self-belief.
Keep The Lessons Learnt
Last year gave us lessons in spades. As we now embark on the new year, it’s prime time to reflect on the lessons and decide what is important to take into 2021 and perhaps beyond. What did you learn from 2020? And how will you make sure you use the lessons to thrive in 2021?
10 Ways to Think More Effectively
In a world that seems intent on throwing shiny things and loud distractions in our path, it is critical that we pay attention to how we think, and how we impact others’ thinking. Let’s take a look at ways to think more effectively — with and without CCS Cards.
Not Creative? Here’s 4 Things To Get You Started.
Creative thinking is one of the first steps in innovation and something that many organisations are prioritising. So, is it possible to turn creative thinking on when we need it? Bill Jarrard says yes, and gives the four key ingredients.
The Missing Piece from the Leadership Conversation
What does leadership mean to you?
The definition you hold of leadership is important because it will inform how you see yourself as a leader, how you lead and how you help others to do the same.
3 keys to having tough conversations
Some conversations are tough, but not having them might be even tougher. Living with the discomfort caused by assumptions or worrying about negative outcomes, can churn up a lot of energy and waste a lot of time. How can CCS image cards make having tough conversations easier?
The Right Formula for Successful Collaboration
My partner, Craig and I have lived and worked together for over 25 years. If you were to test us on any personality, learning styles or team profile, you would see that we usually come out in diagonally opposite quadrants. This can cause a lot of tension, heated debate but ultimately, hopefully, a great outcome.
Calamity, connection, growth [And a free board game!]
Like many Australians, we spent the summer glued to our ‘Fires Near Me’ app — checking it 24/7 to see if we would make it through the heat with our house still standing. Now here we are, self-isolating and social distancing — terms that now roll off our tongue like we have been saying them our whole lives …
Healing Hearts
What do you do when you gather for a fun night with girlfriends and the high energy, effervescent, joy giver of the group, confesses she is not in a good place?
Leading Queen: What Freddy learnt about collaboration
Have you seen the movie Bohemian Rhapsody? If you haven’t, you must — I believe it will touch your heart and soul and remind you…
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