Are you good at quitting? I’ve become a little obsessed with quitting this year. Because for far too long before that, I’d fallen into that trap of saying yes to everything. Yes, I could work that extra day. Yes, I could launch that new product line. Yes, I can take over that project that’s spiraling […]
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Leadership In Action: Knowing when to quit, to change or to start afresh
Posted on 25 September 2014.
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To everything (turn turn turn) there is a season. What’s your season, right now?
Posted on 15 July 2014.
This song, originally by Pete Seeger and made famous by The Byrds, says it all. If you were a fan of Forest Gump you’ll remember the Byrds version from the movie, but my favorite version for its simplicity and honesty (think Joni Mitchell) is this one by Judy Collins from 1966: I know. It’s […]
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Your chance to hear direct from Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and #LeanIn founder
Posted on 18 February 2014.
Sheryl Sandberg. Mention her name in a public gathering and I guarantee you’ll get a mixed response. From “who’s Sheryl Sanders anyway?” to “oh yeah she’s so amazing” to “Lean In? If I lean in any f…
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Lean In. Realise your fears. And then overcome them.
Posted on 28 July 2013.
Have you read Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead yet? Over 1 million copies have sold so far in at least 11 different languages; so if you bought one of them I’d be interested to know what you thought?
After flying all the way fro…
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Women in Leadership, Childcare Issues and chasing a Government Board position all the way to Canberra
Posted on 22 July 2013.
How was your weekend? They just seem to go sooooo fast, don’t they? It was a short one for me, with a 2-day strategic planning workshop on Fri/Sat with the management team at Third Horizon. So I’m playing a bit of catchup today …
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What if YOUR daughter wants to be a soldier?
Posted on 18 June 2013.
Perhaps the only good thing to come out of yet another Defence scandal this week is the blistering speech by Lieutenant General David Morrison who delivered a clear and candid message to his troops: “those that think that it is ok to behave in a …
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