Start small, but get started
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 lesson I felt like I …
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The accidental partnership executive
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 my fifth decade I’m still …
Candid conversations
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 house, you’ll still get a …
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 absence of smartphone cameras and …
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 asked, “Is that where the …
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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 Sharon moved house recently, she …
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 and looked just like a …
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 morning is a struggle. Even …
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 …
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 …