LisonMage.com | Site-Wide Activity https://lisonmage.com/news-feed/ Activity feed for the entire site. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:52:15 +1100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.14.4 en-AU 30 hourly 2 493b54f19705fa04cd74ad728e2ea23f Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=13992 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:32:14 +1100
Thoughts on Decisions, Cyclone, Uncertainty 🌪️

A few days ago, I found myself regularly staring at my windows, wondering if Cyclone Alfred was about to crash in our backyard. Definitely not…

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Thoughts on Decision, Emotion and Skydiving🪂

It is no secret that I am always keen on discussing the topic of decision-making (and also training people to become better at it). I…

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Thoughts on Whale, Wisdom, Workplace

After every workshop I deliver, I have a ritual: walking along the beach with my feet in the sand and the sound of waves as…

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Thoughts on Overcoming Inertia, Making Yourself Big, and Leadership 🔥

Are you having a slow start to the year like I am? It feels like December just vanished in a blink, doesn’t it? I managed…

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Thoughts on Columbo’s Questions 🕵️‍♂️, Empathy, and Unlocking Potential 🔑

Recently, during a workshop, someone asked me a question that made me pause: “Lison, I understand empathy is important, but how can I show my…

]]> 0 e5905914acb06773f24f86c426012f5f Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=13977 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:34:00 +1100
Thoughts on Fears, Skydiving, Perspective Shifting 🔄

Last month, I found myself leaping (quite literally) into a new kind of adventure—my first skydiving competition. Skydiving is exhilarating, but what I didn’t expect…

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Thoughts on birthday, hindsight, and team performance ✨

A few months ago, I turned 35—yeah, me! Indeed, I celebrated my birthday and had quite some fun as I returned to one of my…

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Thoughts on Time, Napoleon and Responsiveness

Let me ask you this question – how much time do you spend every day answering your emails?

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How Can A 3-Word Question Improve Your Decisiveness And Team Performance?

Pass or shoot? This question extends beyond the football field, challenging us to redefine decision-making in crucial life and business moments. It prompts us to consider the balance between teamwork and…

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How Colours And News Can Help You Recover From An Injury?

As I write this newsletter, I want to thank you for reading it and everyone enquiring about it over the last weeks. I haven’t been…

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Why Doing Less Can Get Us More?

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝟭% 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆? When discussing with team leaders about performance, this is a topic that is often brought up. In these conversations, I often hear: “𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰…

]]> 0 296362b7ef381ea7061c916f49e4793f Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=12880 Sun, 16 Jul 2023 05:25:41 +1100
Why Starting Again Can Be So Hard?

Over a decade ago, I skydived in the South of France for the first time. Strapped to my instructor, I jumped (or more precisely, I froze and then was thrown) out of the plane and discovered a brand new world.

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How Can You Drive Performance With Absurd Questions?

Imagine a workplace where meetings don’t exist… No more hours wasted in conference rooms 🕑 No more disruptions to your important tasks 🤹‍♂️ And no more feeling like your time is being wasted 🗑 What if we…

]]> 0 f647d45c8bd741cace7ae0bf24e36c2d Christine and Guy are now connected https://lisonmage.com/news-feed/p/522/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 04:53:40 +1100 0 eacadf6304341e2dbd23ffedd3f5f282 Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=12805 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:38:06 +1100
How Authentic Leaders Know When to Ask For Help?

Are you sabotaging your success by refusing to ask for help? As humans, we are natural pattern-seekers, yet we often overlook the toll it takes on our well-being and performance when we try to do everything ourselves.

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What’s This One Quality All Top Performers Share?

When it comes to performance, they are two big aspects I like to discuss: how to elevate it – and how to sustain it. The importance of each depends on the context.

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Is Your Company’s Autopilot Holding You Back?

Oftentimes I hear this managerial conundrum, where companies have all their ducks in a row and yet the results are not there.  The metrics to…

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How Removing Incentives Can Improve Performance?

Why rewards and incentives often decrease performance?

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How Can We Find Power And Meaning In Uncertainty?

Have you ever been asked during a job interview where you see yourself in five years?
While this question may seem straightforward, it’s difficult to predict where you’ll be in five years, given the uncertain future.

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The 9 People To Have In Your Network For Your Growth

I have recently been reflecting on my inner circle, that is something I have been doing for the last five years — and I’m sure…

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What Is The Magic Moment For Decisions?

We often talk about how to make better decisions – and I must say this is a topic I’m really fond of. In my newsletters,…

]]> 0 af396f2d0e9873d31fefec1c6d17d5a8 Lisa changed her profile photo https://lisonmage.com/news-feed/p/493/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 22:38:24 +1100 0 3154e571a9a71ca553c17bda4d77e359 Lisa changed her profile photo https://lisonmage.com/news-feed/p/492/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 22:37:09 +1100 0 e20628523f8cd2e6b2f8c07807e93ae7 Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=11746 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 03:42:30 +1100
How Absurd Questions Can Help Us Think Differently?

Do you have that one friend who always likes to ask these absurd questions such as: “what would you prefer: one arm of three metres or three chickens always following you wherever you go?”

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Thoughts on Goals, Perspective and Inaction

Hope you enjoyed the end of 2022 and had a fantastic start of the year. We often hear “new year, new me”, which comes with…

]]> 0 d70aa3630c3a2f40edeb0316218979a3 Lison and Claudia are now connected https://lisonmage.com/news-feed/p/484/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:35:58 +1100 0 bc56f3d32c709f59b202a1101f93f993 Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=11741 Thu, 05 Jan 2023 04:51:32 +1100
How To Overcome Fears To Make Better Decisions?

What is one of the first things that crosses your mind when making an important decision? Like changing jobs or buying a house? I found…

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Why Focusing On Results Hinders Performance?

Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that’s why life is hard.

]]> 0 eacf1b557f970e5b1019945a4d9e8838 Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=11433 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:25:33 +1100
What’s The Win-Win Answer To Quiet Quitting?

I received an interesting inquiry from one of my long-time readers, Peter — and I promised a detailed answer. The question piggybacks on…

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Why And When Walking Away Is The Best Decision To Make?

Can you recall one movie where the hero is on a high-stake poker table at the casino?  The tension in the scene is crushing. It’s…

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Thoughts on Confidence, Experience and Sailing

I have always loved water. It’s my happy place. I enjoy swimming, paddleboarding and kitesurfing. So the decision to learn sailing came naturally.  At first,…

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How Giving Agency Increases Accountability?

When asking for accountability, great leaders give agency

]]> 0 83f8678fb9a1a3e9be8929f15ce3cc84 Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=10529 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:15:00 +1100
What Is The One Thing You Need To Feel Ready?

Tip: It’s Not Preparation. How much do you usually prepare for a meeting? For a customer meeting? For a speech in front of an audience?…

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What Can A Team Learn From A Failed Bank Heist?

“Who’s the rat?” I recently saw a movie about a heist that ended badly. When facing a catastrophic series of events blowing their plan into…

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Thoughts on Gift, Dark Dot, Strengths

Have you ever heard of the “dark dot” story?

]]> 0 26602c6dc5aac4b735ec77930aa95820 Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=10516 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:06:00 +1100
Thoughts on Persuasion, Imperfection, and Objections

How to be more persuasive?

]]> 0 fa4420586643dcec76d9430101e3d727 Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=9582 Tue, 31 May 2022 04:09:18 +1100
Thoughts on Balance, Biking, and Boldness

Would you agree with “Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” ?

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How to Balance Humility and Authenticity in Self-Promotion?

What does it mean to be humble? And is there a “right” amount of humility to display?

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Do You Choose To Make Time?

The writer and politician Charles Buxton said, “You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it”.

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How to Better Handle Difficult Discussions

Learn to navigate tough talks with active listening, sodas & snacks, and empathy.

]]> 0 159f0fc67e9e31804e09655e4ff5fc76 Lison and KAREN are now connected https://lisonmage.com/news-feed/p/386/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:29:06 +1100 0 8daab83efe329b90389ab0f084599d15 Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=9570 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 03:38:00 +1100
How Can You Be An Altruistic Leader?

What lesson can we learn from meerkats, the game theory, and deciding who will go pick up the kids?

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What Can A Broken Bone And A Comedy Genius Teach Us About Connection?

Find out the root of connection, uncovered by a determined anthropologist, exemplified by a thrilling actor.

]]> 0 2d7ac97da3ecd48c77be2b26597a2ade KAREN changed her profile photo https://lisonmage.com/news-feed/p/382/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:43:06 +1100 0 0f07c10ae99dd28cf443aef0c736f7dd Sabrina changed their profile photo https://lisonmage.com/news-feed/p/380/ Fri, 18 Feb 2022 01:24:03 +1100 0 f8e4bb5dfad85abfe5bfbb60cf0a693d Lison and Sabrina are now connected https://lisonmage.com/news-feed/p/379/ Fri, 18 Feb 2022 01:22:21 +1100 0 3f211278ec0ce6b40fdf5e880a59ada3 Lison posted a new post. https://lisonmage.com/?p=9564 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 03:33:00 +1100
How To Overcome Our Deepest Regrets?

To appease your “what-if” and “if-only” scenarios, learn how to quiet the little voice running in the back of your mind.

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