Since the dawn of time there have always been (and probably will always be) the darkest of disasters in both Mother Nature and human nature. Thankfully, few of us will...
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Feeling for Cathay Pacific today with this ‘spell’ of bad publicity…but let’s face it, who hasn’t made a spelling mistake in an email, report or a book? Even spellcheck...
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We’ve just finished the end of the financial tax year in Australia. So what next to be truly ‘accountable’ for success in the future? Here are some thoughts to kick-start...
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In this vast land sandwiched between China and Russia, discomfort too tamely describes the shivering, bone rattling ride in the relic of a Russian UAZ off road vehicle. The ex-military...
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Last month, I was on a speaking tour in Asia, where it was great to catch up with my former IBM team in Japan. This prompted me to reflect how...
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What are you doing to be the best of the best? This was a question I grappled with myself recently before the privilege of addressing an international team from Rolls-Royce....
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Last week the Financial Review invited me to their 2 day top-tier business summit–possibly because it was on International Women’s Day and last year they included me in their Top...
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‘Fame fades but influence leaves an indelible mark…that outlives those who influence.’
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Recently, I was honoured and humbled to be named in the Financial Review-Westpac’s ‘Top 100 Women of Influence in Australia.’ It seemed somewhat surreal since I first arrived with a...
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1. Swim between the red and yellow flags There’s a certain irony about following the rules and staying in a ‘safety zone’ of a career or conventional wisdom-OR venturing further...
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Middle aged, middle class Australian woman shares pizza and opinions with young Middle Eastern men from Syria in Serbia
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Middle aged, middle class Australian woman shares pizza and opinions with young Middle Eastern men from Syria in Serbia As a middle aged, middle class Western woman, I don’t hang...
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