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 for granted are no longer …
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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 a large amount of money …
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 set them homework or threaten …
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 holiday will test the business …
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 themselves will ensure that we …
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 a boyfriend who was 6ft …
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, when people camped in the …
The great customer resignation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This weekend’s election shows that results don’t always meet expectations. Life has a way of delivering unexpected or disappointing outcomes. Think about giant Freddos that aren’t really that big after …
Getting out of your comfort zone
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We humans are all creatures of habit. That’s why we go to our favourite restaurant and end up ordering the same thing each time. Or we open the wardrobe and …
Best dressed for partnerships
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“You are not going out dressed like that!” I can hear my mother’s words echoing in my head from my teenage years. It’s fair to say I experimented with a …