Leading a Small Business in the Digital Era I travel the country speaking with business owners and the resounding message that I hear time and time again is: “business is not getting any easier”. Finding customers, keeping customers, and creating a thriving workplace...
Leadership Insights from Julie Bishop Who would have thought that Julie Bishop would experience unconscious bias in her workplace — yet she recently described her time in Tony Abbott’s cabinet as “lonely”. One could imagine that sitting in a cabinet meeting full of...
How to lead in the digital age I travel the country meeting and speaking to business owners, and the resounding message that I hear time and time again is, “business is not getting any easier.” Finding customers, keeping customers, and creating a thriving workplace...
Local business awards offer recognition where it’s due I find myself sitting in a room full of people who all appear to be very clever and smart… I am seated at the back of the room – it is 2004, I have been in business for just 3 years and I don’t get out much....
The way we work has changed so dramatically since I started my career – there was no such thing as ‘working from home’ or ‘remote teams’. I remember one boss when I suggested I write my strategic plan at home so I could focus, looked at...
I feel flattered every time that someone contacts me to ask if I will mentor or coach them… I’m involved with a number of programs where I can support start-ups and entrepreneurs on their journey – but, literally, I do not have enough hours in the...
I wrote this post at the end of September 2014… and the core of what I wrote about still firmly holds true for me, especially having spent the first part of the week at Marcus Evans talking all things Redii and Recognition in the workplace – it is all...
I’m on the road a lot. In fact, as I write this, I’m about 2,500kms away from home sharing what I have learned for the Northern Territory October Business Month. And, as anyone who has to travel for work knows, you often feel isolated and not part of the team. I’ve...
