What entrepreneurs should consider when hiring employees vs contractors. You’ve been doing “all the things” in your business—by yourself. While you’re proud of what you’ve created, you’d like to scale and grow. And where’s that…

Now that you know what Imposter Syndrome looks like in your business, let’s talk about how to get past it. Here are 3 steps to overcome Imposter Syndrome. You might recognize these from the podcast…

How to set and manage expectations as a leader or small business owner. Over the Summer Holidays (which is normally 6 weeks over Christmas in Australia), I’d often play board games with my two sisters….

Be a better leader and motivate your team by NOT micromanaging. As a leader, you’re juggling your own stuff, plus overseeing a team with all their stuff too! It’s a big challenge to keep everyone…

What entrepreneurs should consider when hiring employees vs contractors. You’ve been doing “all the things” in your business—by yourself. While you’re proud of what you’ve created, you’d like to scale and grow. And where’s that…

Don’t make these common mistakes when hiring staff for your small business. Maybe you’ve already hired your first team member. Or you’re still going solo and completely fried from burning the midnight oil—all day, every…

When something goes wrong, is your first response to want to know whose fault it is? Now on the surface, this makes complete sense. Once you find out whose fault it is, you can fix it…

Imagine this: Your phone rings. It’s a client you’ve been working with on a really big project. The person on the other end is furious. They cannot believe the work that you’ve done has not…

Everyone is always on the lookout for the Next Big Thing. Today I wanted to share about a book called Company of One by Paul Jarvis. It is a book all about why staying small is…

If you’ve been following along for a little while, you’ll know that I am an avid reader. I’m often asked what are my favourite leadership books. And through curating this list, I realized that there…

Today I wanted to share a little story about swimming with whales. And in true Kate style, this story leads me to share a tip that you can apply to your life and to your work…

If you’re a leader, it’s likely that not everyone you work with will agree with your decisions. And that is okay. (In fact, if everyone does agree with your decisions, I would challenge you to consider that you…

We are on the home stretch. Can you believe we’re about to hit the fourth quarter of the year 2022?! What can the beginning of a season or the beginning of a quarter mean for…

The great thing about having your own business is that you get to design it. Hello, freedom! But sometimes we get so busy, that we forget to make the most of this freedom. What I…

What a month! Great to see two big projects come to fruition and wins with ongoing Leadership Coaching clients. In July I was part of a team that delivered a 3-day off-site Leadership Conference. With external…

Negative feedback. Love it or hate it. It won’t surprise you to know, that most people hate it. So why does feedback hurt so much? Firstly, it has a bit to do with how our…

As a kid, have you been asked “Did you make any friends at school today?” The reason we ask this question of children nervously is that we know that school without friends can be a…

A lot of tough stuff comes up when you start to grow a team. As a leader or solopreneur, there’s the worry that maybe your clients won’t like to see that you’re growing a team……

Half of the year is done! It’s great to have a couple of new ways to share resources with clients – this month with a new website and in May the podcast launched! You might…

I want to tell you first, a little story about dating, and then about the Leadership Ladder, and how leaders aren’t born, they’re trained. Now Kate, what does dating have to do with leadership? Stick…