Jan 15, 2020 | 3. Business Leadership, How to be a leader | Author: Naomi Simson
List of Animal welfare centres what they are doing and how you can help. The generosity from around the world for the communities and wild life devastated by bushfire is nothing less than awe inspiring. The amounts of money raised to help animals is unparalleled in...
Jan 13, 2020 | 3. Business Leadership, How to be a leader | Author: Naomi Simson
Removing plastic to help the green turtles I’m lucky enough to be on holiday at a remote North Queensland beach and each morning my husband, dog and I walk the length of the beach. We never know what we will see. It is a wonderful ritual of conversation and...
Jan 6, 2020 | 1. Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur Life | Author: Naomi Simson
Links on where and how to help with bushfire relief. Leigh Sales wrote in her book Any Ordinary Day, that people of disaster never ‘get over it’ there just becomes a ‘new normal’ a way to move forward, rebuild and have a different life. As most of us watch the horror...
Dec 19, 2019 | 1. Entrepreneurship, Business Pitch | Author: Naomi Simson
Ambassador of 2020 Lenovo ThinkBook mentoring program Update as of 13 Jan 2020. I felt compelled to update this post as the situation in rural Australia has materially changed. Whilst the bushfires continue to rage I am regrouping with Lenovo to work out how best we...
Sep 4, 2019 | 1. Entrepreneurship | Author: Naomi Simson
I love trying new things – in fact, this year my husband and I are making a point of doing things we have never done before. Our theme this year is ‘outside the box’. A wonderful theme, but sometimes I am left a little anxious. Time is so precious – and when we choose...
Aug 5, 2019 | 1. Entrepreneurship | Author: Naomi Simson
I talk about leadership a lot. And I have my own words that I use to help differentiate between leadership and management. Leaders unite people for the good of the cause through vision, values and aligning to the plan. Managers nurture the uniqueness of each...
Jul 31, 2019 | 1. Entrepreneurship | Author: Naomi Simson
Being greeted with a bear hug by my fellow entrepreneur and friend Janine Allis told me that the experience of being on survivor had enriched her experience of life. Now, this might sound odd – but in a nanosecond, I could feel a shift in her. That in the eight weeks...
Jul 25, 2019 | 1. Entrepreneurship, Business Leadership | Author: Naomi Simson
It is not foes that create disruption – it’s the fear of change. When you hear the word ‘fear’ what happens? Do you think it produces a productive emotion, or something to be avoided? Do you wish you had no ‘foes’ and would life be easier? During my keynote...
Jul 15, 2019 | 1. Entrepreneurship, Customer Service | Author: Naomi Simson
Who is driving the customer experience at Boeing? Boeing is in the news. In its 103-year history, it is probably facing the greatest challenges it ever has. Some commentators are asking ‘will it survive’? The customer experience and the brand reputation are being...
Jul 9, 2019 | 3. Business Leadership, Mission Statement | Author: Naomi Simson
Five lessons on working with purpose This is the first time in a year that I have had no internet. I struggled with it at first, but the time ‘unplugged’ has proven to be most valuable. I brought one book along on this trip – Inspired Inc (which I consumed with...