Jul 6, 2020 | Blogging, Organisational culture, Podcast
One of the biggest challenges we face in society today is loneliness. Even before we were locked down due to coronavirus, loneliness was at epidemic levels, with 1 in 2 Australians saying they are lonely at least once a week. Feeling disconnected and lonely has the...
Jun 16, 2020 | Blogging, Organisational culture, Podcast
Sharon Natoli is an optimist who believes in the power of food to connect humanity to a better future. She speaks and writes about building human connection through the humble, yet surprisingly powerful, act of eating together. An Accredited Practising Dietitian who...
Jun 2, 2020 | Blogging, communication, Organisational culture, personal stuff, Podcast, workplace wellness
This week’s guest, Rose Herceg, is the Chief Strategy Officer at WPP Australia & New Zealand and one of Australia’s most respected social forecasters. Rose’s first business, Pophouse launched in 1998, became known as Australia’s best-regarded company for...
May 27, 2020 | Blogging, communication, connection, leadership, Organisational culture
Brené Brown tells us that “authenticity is a collection of choices we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.” But how often do we truly do this? When we are...
May 19, 2020 | Blogging, connection, personal stuff, Podcast
John Barton is the CEO of MGD, a Brisbane based wealth management company. What struck me when we first met many years ago, was his generosity in sharing his knowledge and his time. He’s driven by an absolute focus on values, quality, teamwork and...
May 8, 2020 | Blogging, communication, connection, leadership
In my recent post Are you asking the right questions?, I explored different types of questions, how to ask personal questions, and why we need to ask them. Today I want to share some thoughts on listening. Management consultant and educator Peter Drucker...
Aug 29, 2017 | Blogging, Marketing, photography, Social media
I have sat through FAR TOO MANY presentations recently that have had PowerPoint presentations with images that look like they have been ripped off Google Images. And read even more blogs with images that looked like they have come directly from the same place....
Nov 3, 2016 | Blogging, Social media
I’m a big advocate for blogging for business. If you blog “properly” it can really help grow your business. By “properly” I mean good writing, strong content, be consistent, use SEO techniques when writing and share it widely. You can...
Sep 15, 2016 | Blogging, Conferences, Consulting, Marketing
Over the weekend I was on the Gold Coast attending the ProBlogger Event, for the fourth consecutive year. The first time I attended to learn more about blogging and how I could improve. The second, third and fourth times I attended primarily to learn more about how to...
Sep 21, 2015 | Blogging, Social media
I have started to write a series of blog posts on social media for small business. While I have a long list of topics to include, I want to make sure that it covers what readers want to know. So. What do you want to know? I’m also looking for a few great case...
