Julia Steel

I am officially this far through my Masters (and this beer)

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In my blog this week, I share 5 solutions to help you take back control this year.



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Julia Steel - New Year Solutions It's the second Tuesday of 2023, which can only mean one thing:    1) You're back at work.    2) You're still on holiday.    3) Possibly both (at least mentally)    It's about now that the fun and frolics of Christmas and New Ye

One of my favourite quotes of all time.



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‎The Mel Robbins Podcast: How to Let Go: 2 Simple Ways to Find Clarity & Move On on Apple Podcasts ‎Show The Mel Robbins Podcast, Ep How to Let Go: 2 Simple Ways to Find Clarity & Move On - Oct 16, 2022

One of my favourite quotes of all time.

In the latest edition of Nerves of Steel, I share five solutions to help you take back control




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What if, rather than running from one thing to the next, you gave yourself 15 minutes four times a day?

Would you be more productive?

Feel guilty for “taking a break”?

Think “yeah, but that won’t fly where I work?”

Try doing 90 minutes of work and 15 minutes of renewal for a week and let me know what happens.




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How to Accomplish More by Doing Less Two people of equal skill work in the same office. For the sake of comparison, let’s say both arrive at work at 9 am each day, and leave at 7 pm. Bill works essentially without stopping, juggling tasks at his desk and running between meetings all day long. He even eats lunch at his desk. […]

Start, stop or continue? I prefer stick, switch and ditch. It has a better energy to it and right now, we need it!

Stick with what’s working and helping you achieve your goals.

Switch things up when you need to find a better way.

Ditch what is getting in the way.

I’ll share my list in the comments and would love to hear yours too

In my blog this week, I share 14 ways to say thank you before you finish for the year


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I’ve been reflecting on the importance of gratitude over the last week, and I want to say thanks for liking, sharing, and commenting on my musings.

I know how easy it is to scroll straight past posts without reading them, so if you’ve made it this far, here’s a little thank you from me to you.

Feel free to keep scrolling now knowing that I see you.

Share a little bit of thanks and gratitude before you finish for the week

It’s that time of the year when a little thanks can make a big difference.



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Giving Thanks at Work: An HBR Guide The research is clear: gratitude is good for you, for the person you’re saying thanks to, and for your team. But how should you express gratitude at work? How can you thank your colleagues in a meaningful way? In this piece, author Amy Gallo surfaces some of the best advice on giving thanks from t...

Gratitude is one of the easiest, fastest, and most inexpensive ways to boost the performance of people around you.

In my blog this week, I talk about my top 3 tips for leading change

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Julia Steel - My top 3 tips for leading change Leading change is hard work, aside from the amount of effort involved, it's easy to feel out of our depth, overwhelmed, and out of control too.   When this happens, it's easy to want to throw in the towel. To file it under "too hard" or settle for "good enough&quo

If things are still feeling a little out of control for you or you’re looking at 2023 wondering, “what-if?” Here are seven ways to cope with uncertainty, when certainty isn’t the answer.



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Seven Ways to Cope with Uncertainty What should we do when everything feels so out of control?

I wonder what Abraham would have to say about where we are today?

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Change and uncertainty have been used interchangeably, especially when it comes to leadership. They obviously mean different things, but how conscious are we of the different skills we need to lead through both?


This article from the Harvard Business Review focuses on six strategies for leading through uncertainty.



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6 Strategies for Leading Through Uncertainty It seems that any given week provides ample reminders that leaders cannot control the degree of change, uncertainty, and complexity we face. The authors offer six strategies to improve a leader’s ability to learn, grow, and more effectively navigate the increasing complexity of our world. The firs...

Leading change is hard work, aside from the amount of effort involved, it's easy to feel out of your depth, overwhelmed, or over it.

Here are my top three tips to help you , even if you're ready to throw in the towel!

1) Focus on building trust - I'm a huge fan of Stephen M.R.Covey's book "The Speed of Trust", in it he talks about the four cores of trust - integrity, intent, capability and results - and their role in us getting where we want to go. If your world is feeling a bit off-kilter, ask yourself which one needs fixing and start with building trust in yourself.
2) Reconnect with why - Most change starts with great enthusiasm but drop-offs the longer it takes or the harder it gets. Among all the things that need to be done, it's easy to lose sight of why you're doing it. When this happens, go back to why. Remind yourself of the positives and how the world will be different when you're done.
3) (Re)-commit - Most of us approach change like our relationships. Some of us like the sound of it, but we're really only interested in casual dating. For others, it's a full-blown "til death do us part" kind of deal. Most change needs the latter, so if your interest starts to waver, consider re-committing.

The ceremony part is optional.

In my blog this week, I talk about how it’s ok to be happy where you are.



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%S — It’s ok to be happy where you are I got to enjoy a rare lazy morning in bed last week thanks to the race that stops the nation here in Melbourne. Like most, I have a bad habit of idly scrolling through social media in my downtime, on this occasion, it was Linkedin.   In the space of three or four scrolls, I lear

Do you feel exhausted, ineffective, unaccomplished, or cynical? Like, no matter how hard you try, you'll never quite get on top of things or please your boss. Before you ask yourself, "am I in the right job?" ask yourself is anything you can do to make your current one right.



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To Recover from Burnout, Regain Your Sense of Control When you’re burned out, you often feel like your circumstances are out of your control But this victim mindset only blocks you from doing anything about your situation. Instead, you need to believe that you have the ability to make choices to improve your present and future. You also need to belie...

We can’t do much about the last couple of years, but we do have a say in what comes next.

No matter how hard things get, keep moving!

“In the frantic need to hire more people, the group we often forget to attend to are the folks who stay — those showing up day-in and day-out shouldering the work that needs to get done.

Think about what these people — the ones who are here, working for and with you — need now.

The short answer is they need to be seen for who they are and what they are contributing. It’s your job as the leader to make sure they’re getting the recognition they deserve.”



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With So Many People Quitting, Don’t Overlook Those Who Stay The marketplace for talent has shifted. You need to think of your employees like customers and put thoughtful attention into retaining them. This is the first step to slow attrition and regain your growth curve. And this does not happen when they feel ignored in the fever to hire new people or under...

If you're tired of all the talk about change, disruption and uncertainty and its effects on your work, life, and, let's face it, inbox. Next week I'm launching !

Every week, on a Tuesday (gasp!), I'll share insights, lessons, tips and tricks that put you back in the driver's seat, ready for whatever this crazy world throws us next.

Think live shows, learning and inspiration, and maybe a special guest here and there too. All designed to help you succeed in leadership and life because I know how much you want to.

If you want to know more, like or follow, and I'll hit you up on, you guessed it, Tuesday! 👇🏻💛🦸🏻‍♀️

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In my blog this week, I get a bit grrr about the great resignation.

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%S — My grrrr with the great resignation This week I get to hang out with the amazing Jinan Budge , Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester. Jinan and I first met a couple of years ago when we shared a leadership panel, this time, we’re debating the hype around the great resignation as part of Forrester’s Technology &

“By acting in new ways and thinking of leadership as behaviors that we can all exhibit, we can better respond to rapid change, and create workplaces (and communities) that truly allow people to thrive.”

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Is Your Organization Surviving Change — or Thriving in It? The single biggest challenge we face as teams, organizations, and a society at large is to adapt fast enough to match the increasing uncertainty and complexity around us. And since all indications are that increasing volatility, complexity, and rapid change is the new normal, organizations will need...