No Time for Fun At Work: Then ‘Get a Life’!
Oliver Burkeman’s piece in the NY Times, “Who Goes to Work to Have Fun?” on 11 December says ‘enough of this orchestrated ‘fun at work’. But I say — if we are not enjoying ourselves — then what is the point? One could argue, as Oliver does, that work...Read More
Four Lessons for my Younger Self
I remember my parents trying to impart wisdom upon my younger self – and my busy little brain was saying something like: “Yeah, yeah, sure, whatever.” And now when I do the same with my teenagers, I think I can hear inside their heads muttering the same...Read More
The more you persist the more I’ll resist – Inspirational
Tell me I “cannot” do, be or have something – and that is the surest way to inspire me into action as I recently shared with the LinkedIn influencer program. What inspires me is simply when the ‘impossible becomes possible’ – to tackle a problem and never...Read More
All Expenses Paid and No Surprises
Some weeks ago I was invited to participate in a BRW round table with Paul Bakker, Amanda Gome, and Grant Johnstone on managing costs in business. My initial reaction was “What would I know about that – I believe that you need to spend money to make...Read More
Technology is at the heart of all businesses – embrace it
As I shared late last week with my LinkedIn community. I found myself sitting in the auditorium of the NSW Parliament Building to participate in the Pearcey Foundation’s 2013 Technology Entrepreneur of the Year awards. (I was there to be honored by being named...Read More
It’s BHAG Day!
Today at exactly 10.41 am is the moment in time I have looked forward to for more than a decade. I thought this day would come somewhere in 2015. 16 October 2013 is BHAG day – it feels even more special than a birthday. And it is a day of reflection, laughter, joy and...Read More
