Overview
From a very serious corporate career in marketing to creating a business based on fun RedBalloon, this is my journey. In this blog I share what it takes to be an entrepreneur and what I have learned - warts and all. I am also the author of I want what she is having which chronicles the first five years of building of a fast growing business.
Very proud to be awarded National Telstra Business Womens Award for 2008 in the Nokia Innovation Catogory
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Tag Archives: Corporate Gifts
Employer Worst Gifts ever
Given that Christmas is fast approaching.. most businesses have organized what they are giving their people now, but sometimes I shake my head in disbelief as people share with me how thoughtless or simply dumb some employers are about giving a gift. People have worked harder this year than they have in years – and [...]
Posted in Input Please Also tagged Activities and Events, Employee Engagement, Fun at work, Recognition and Acknowledgement 3 Comments
Taking fun seriously.
I participated on a business owners panel last night for the PricewaterhouseCooper Private Clients area. Russel Howcroft asked each of the panelists questions about what we'd learned and how we viewed the economy.
Each of us reinforced the importance the people around us. To have a successful brand it is determined by our people moment by [...]
Posted in Lessons Learned Also tagged Business Growth, Business Leadership, Business Vision, Employee Engagement, Fun at work 4 Comments
I’m accused of leading a ‘Namby-Pamby’ management revolution
I received the email below yesterday, just after RedBalloon for Corporate hosted a Webinar on Employee Engagement for 250 people. I didn't receive the email until after the event. But I assume that this person was commenting on the session.
Alas the email was not signed and was sent from an unknown email... so I [...]
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