I was contacted recently by an organisation that is doing some work for a corporate client. This client has a female employee who is searching for the “right” balance between motherhood, work and family. She is feeling guilty for... read more
In today’s busy corporate environment, the workloads can often seem never-ending and feeling a sense of work satisfaction is not as common for employees as it once perhaps was years ago. With technology moving at a fast pace and... read more
One of my favourite magazines is Scientific American Mind. Not your typical business magazine. I read it because I am fascinated by how, why and what people think and I like to learn about the brain science behind it.... read more
Have you done an annual (p)review of your business this year yet? Holidays give us a breathing space where we can take a step out of our business and really see it clearly from the outside. I’ve been running... read more
My daughter had a great time watching the Mardi Gras with a group of friends in Sydney last weekend. Come Sunday morning, they went for breakfast at a café in a well-known tourist precinct. The list of items that... read more
Headaches to most people are a nuisance solved by taking a few panadol. Quick, easy, problem solved. But is it? Headaches are not natural and it is possible to go through life without any! A headache is your body’s... read more
Seth Godin calls it ‘shipping‘, Alycia Edgar wrote recently about ‘Just Do’ and Nike says ‘Just Do It’. I’m tempted to take it a step further and call it ‘done’ vs ‘doing’… but that confuses my mind a bit... read more
Seth Godin calls it ‘shipping‘, Alycia Edgar wrote recently about ‘Just Do‘ and Nike says ‘Just Do It’. I’m tempted to take it a step further and call it ‘done’ vs ‘doing’… but that confuses my mind a bit... read more
Somewhere long ago I heard the saying “Don’t Put Off to Tomorrow What You Can Do Today”. The very successful Nike slogan “Just Do It” which really has little to do with sports gear, also comes to mind when... read more
Speed Thinking How to thrive in a time-poor world Every day, business owners, managers and leaders are expected to deliver more and more with less and less. They have fewer people, smaller budgets and, crucially, less time. Lack of... read more
What does achievement mean to you? Yesterday, I had the stunning and quite shocking realization that the only time I recognize my achievements is when I totally wrap up a project and feel that ‘oh so satisfying’ sense of... read more
Some people use meetings to feel busy or get their own way, while others dread the boredom and bickering. Whichever the case, meetings are often a huge waste of time … yet, for some strange reason, the more successful... read more
