Monthly Archives: July 2006

The Buck Stops Here

By Naomi Simson | Published: July 31, 2006
I love this one! I just heard it today - it sums up what I think about never giving up. 'If it's meant to be, it's up to me!' From John Hunter Director of ONE Group
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Having Fun in Government

By Naomi Simson | Published: July 27, 2006
I was at speaking at the Talent and Leadership Conference at the Marriott this morning and I was asked "What do you know about rewarding people who work in the public sector, we don't operate in a world about profit, and we need to be sensitive to the allocation of public funds? I started answering [...]
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Purpose combined with risk creates an entrepreneurial sprit.

By Naomi Simson | Published: July 25, 2006
I was asked these questions for a sales and marketing column. I thought I'd share what was asked. In fact I have been at three different events over the past few days - Lot's of questions were asked - so I will answer them in separate entries depending on the topic. Having a clear vision [...]
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Hitting the wall

By Naomi Simson | Published: July 21, 2006
Another great question from last night?s Amcham event ? well not that great, no one likes to see the ugly stuff. When and why have I hit the wall? ?Hit the wall? is a funny term ? does it imply like humpty dumpty never to be put back together again? And that is the thing, [...]
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Success Factors.

By Naomi Simson | Published: July 20, 2006
Together with Emma Brown (Business Chicks) and Narelle Anderson (CBD Enviro Services) I shared my ?how did you become and entrepreneur? story and the American Chamber of Commerce Women in Management evening on 19 July. What great questions: in fact I?m going to share them separately ? rather than trying to lump them all in [...]
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Award hopes rising for RedBalloon Days – Daily Telegraph 13 July 2006

By Naomi Simson | Published: July 14, 2006
Peter Gosnell of the Daily Telegraph picked up the story of the finalists for the 2006 Telstra Business Awards. I am so excited that we have been named a finalist. (The awards will be announced on 18 August - will keep you posted.) ----------------------- Online gift retailer RedBalloon Days has been chosen as one of [...]
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A sense of achievement puts us on top of the world

By Naomi Simson | Published: July 13, 2006
I feel fantastic when I've done something to be proud of. Something that was not necessarily easy but I worked at it and got a result. I always said that I would run a marathon when I turned forty. Do two halves make a whole? When it comes to Reward and Recognition it is no [...]
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The Power of Choice.

By Naomi Simson | Published: July 12, 2006
At least a year ago after I had presented the three elements of a successful program at a breakfast for business leaders I was taken aside by one of the attendees at the end of the event. She said to me 'You know that you were saying about how people will share about their experiences [...]
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Having Fun (and empathy) with Reward and Recognition.

By Naomi Simson | Published: July 11, 2006
We have found that there are three key elements to a successful reward program. 1. Acknowledgement (how do they want to be noticed) 2. Did they get to choose what to do? 3. A sense of achievement Now each one of these is an essay in it's own right. What really works is the sharing [...]
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I was recently asked about standing out…

By Naomi Simson | Published: July 10, 2006
Last week I was on a panel at a Women's leadership event. There was a lot of conversation about how women manage conflict in the work place. Then I was asked the specific question 'In your long corporate career how did you make sure that you got noticed to get ahead?' I think they asked [...]
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