Get Out of My Way

Trust takes time

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

I have teenagers – their friends are beginning to get part-time jobs. I am fascinated to watch them learn and discover the world of work. The experience that they have with these businesses may well determine what "work" looks like for them.

Things I learned this week about the state of eCommerce in Australia

Thu, 10 May 2012 07:04:12 GMT

I attended an eBusiness roundtable this week at which I learnt quite a few interesting things.

Unite against the Luddites

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Townsville is a long way physically from where I sit at my workplace in Sydney, but when I read a news article in the Townsville Bulletin headed "Comments on women create furore (http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2012/04/18/323581_news.html)" I thought it is not just 2,000 kms away – more like a century a way.

The (vital) importance of charitable giving

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT

I was chatting with a friend yesterday and we were talking about how to teach our children the value of money. I remembered a presentation I attended years ago when the woman likened money to water: it has a need to flow – there is clean money and dirty money, sometimes it get's damned up – but spread freely and evenly allows the world to prosper.

If you’ve got nothing to say, silence works

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:07:03 GMT

I was recently with a group of start-up businesses. This small group of founders was excitedly debating the best way to promote their businesses using social media. Each was bemoaning that they were not getting much traction on their Twitter and Facebook pages, and one was asking me if it was "worthwhile" to start a blog.

Three tips to boost productivity

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:29:00 GMT

I was part of a panel asked to present on our top productivity tips yesterday. Often we don’t really know what we do that keeps us productive – it is innate.

143 years to grow a brand – one day to destroy it

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:26:06 GMT

Greg Smith’s open letter of resignation from Goldman Sachs that appeared in the New York Times last week has been devastating on many levels.

Seven generational paradigms

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMT

I’m not a big fan of categorizing people by their age and putting a label on them. Years ago I wrote a blog about “Generation Why” – claiming that I was very much a part of the “generation that questions everything”.

Reality check for Mr Harvey

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMT

I’m not one to throw stones at other people’s business leadership – but something has been churning in my belly all week since I read that Gerry Harvey has reduced his online forecasts.

For the female leader, chaos is the new normal

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:37:51 GMT

I find myself part of a panel at the Australian British Chamber of Commerce International Women’s day event (.). I look around me: Ticky Fullerton of ABC Lateline is interviewing Cathy Harris, chairman of Harris Farm Markets (http://www.harrisfarm.com.au/>,), Helen Conway, director of the Equal Opportunities for Women in the Workplace Agency (http://www.eowa.gov.au/About_EOWA/Directors_Profiles/Director.asp)... and myself. We have been asked to share our views on how we see the world of women in business. I feel privileged and humbled to be part of the group.