4 ways to manage your boundaries
The latest trend is for ‘soft parenting’, which involves letting kids explore their emotions and make choices based on internal willingness. The kids behind me on the flight to Hong …
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Hello from the other side: Cobram Estate Olives
In an era where sustainable practices are gaining prominence across industries, Cobram Estate, an olive oil company, stands as an Australian success story. While their brand may not be the …
Tailoring your ask = better solutions
“When someone needs a life raft, don’t try to sell them a yacht” Taki France The humble BandAid is much maligned. BandAid solutions are seen as short term and ineffective. …
3 ways to balance competing partners
We all want to feel special and valued. My daughter’s prep class fights for the privilege of hanging out with her at recess to get that extra attention. My friend’s …
3 reasons to pursue SME partnerships
Emus aren’t the smartest of birds. Their tiny head atop a big body gives you a clue to the size of their brainpower. I once visited an emu farmer and …
7 essential partnership questions
“Truth between candid minds can never do harm” Thomas Jefferson Next year I’ll celebrate my 30th wedding anniversary with my beloved husband. In the early months of dating, we asked …
Hello from the other side: CSL
What does a corporate partner want? It’s the million-dollar question. To make your life easier we’ve recently been hosting chats with people from the corporate side of the table so …
Busting 4 myths in your partnerships
History books are full of things we once thought to be true but are actually false. For centuries people believed that the earth was flat and that beyond the outer …
How to be pirates in the navy
Steve Jobs famously said it was ‘more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy”. He meant that big bureaucracies are slower to change than start-ups. In Tendayi …
5 ways partnerships are like parenting
“Parenting is a lot like folding a fitted bed sheet. No-one knows how.” It was Mother’s Day last weekend and hundreds of mums were wakened by the sound of pots …