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Letter to my younger self
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I grew up before the internet, when kids played in the street until it got dark and came home when dinner was ready. Thankfully, the…
Opposition or allies? Managing your internal stakeholders
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There is an old story about Winston Churchill taking a newly elected MP into the UK houses of parliament. Pointing across the chamber, the newbie…
The trap of playing favourites
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you open your wardrobe do you have your favourites? I find myself reaching for things that I know are predictable, comfortable and safe. When…
Measure for measure
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last Mother’s Day my family treated me to a dinner at a swish Melbourne restaurant. It had an impressive 4- star rating from the critics…
Keeping the wheels turning
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving” Albert Einstein. It’s midwinter and getting out of bed on a cold…
Avoiding the trap of complacency
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our world is in a turbulent phase, like an oyster writhing to resist the grain of sand before it creates a pearl. Things we took…
Brace for impact
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I once asked an international development expert what she really wanted from a corporate partner. Her response wasn’t what I expected. Rather than ask for…
From helping to belonging
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Motivation is a very personal thing. At my son’s high school the librarian had the challenge of inspiring teenage boys to read books. Rather than…
A drop in the ocean
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s 12C and raining in Melbourne and I’m feeling smug about having booked my first holiday to QLD in years. I know that mentioning my…
Rethinking the costs of partnerships
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The economist Adam Smith believed that free markets were the best way to create an efficient economy. Our individual self-interest, with everyone working to serve…
Flogging a dead horse
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I’m an incurable optimist. That’s probably why I once did a basketball bootcamp despite being only 5ft nothing tall. In my younger days I had…
Competing on value not price
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We all love bargains. That’s why retailers are constantly promoting sales online or in-store. Years ago there used to be only the after Christmas sales,…