 Recently I had the great privilege of being invited to facilitate a leadership team through their team building workshops.
 During National Reconciliation Week (27 May-3 June 2022), we all need to remember that every time we gather, we meet on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Lands. In our genuine acknowledgement of Country, we show that we know and recognise that we are on First Nations Lands.
 "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt.
 When coming together digitally with leaders in your organisation, the meeting often becomes very task focussed. With the past couple of years demanding a significant increase in video conferencing as our default meeting platform, it's time that we re-introduce the human element of connection.
 I had an energising mentoring session this week with a CEO with whom I have worked for a number of years. It was an intense hour and a half, during which we shone light on 2 or 3 key issues to be addressed and worked out a way forwards.
 This is a question that I frequently ask leadership training participants and those I mentor. The responses are always geared towards people spending a much higher percentage of their time in management rather than leadership – this includes CEOs and very senior leaders. There is no ideal formula, rather I suggest knowing how you are spending your time and making sure that, the more senior you are, the more time you are spending in leadership activities.
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