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Finding the prince in a sea of frogs
Modern dating is a minefield. There are endless sites that claim to find you the perfect match or you can try your luck with…
Getting past the introduction
People have been sharing their memories of the much-loved Queen Elizabeth. A former colleague went to Buckingham Palace to receive an award for her…
7 Top tips for prospect research
How is your partnership prospecting going? Unless you’ve got a Rolodex like the legendary PR guru Max Markson, I suspect you don’t have the connections…
Tailor made for success
As a vertically challenged female, clothes shopping is a struggle. Modern clothes, especially jeans, are made for people built like a giraffe, with impossibly long…
Start small, but get started
When you get started on something new you become aware of all the people that are already brilliant at it. At my first tap dancing…
The accidental partnership executive
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s the favourite question that adults ask kids. How on earth do you know? In…
Candid conversations
Kids are the most brutal critics. Perhaps that’s why so many people prefer dogs; they don’t care if you’re dressed badly or haven’t cleaned the…
Letter to my younger self
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
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
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
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
“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…