Blogs

2 days ago
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What To Consider When Engaging A Coach

Over the past 18 months, I have observed professional coaching become more popular with various online coaching services. Those being...

Mar 24
2 min

Defining What You Love, Exploring Its Potential and Building Your Brand

My phone rings: it is an executive industry peer I haven’t heard from for a while (it happens every fortnight). I answer. Many times the...

Mar 17
1 min

Growing Your Leadership

Many of us will take on leadership roles within organisations as we progress in our careers. Often, our previous role will have been...

Mar 10
1 min

Is Randomisation Eroding Your People's Potential?

What do I mean by Randomisation in the workplace? Randomisation is when an employee becomes involved in too many activities. Sometimes...

Mar 2
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The Differences Between Mentoring, Coaching, and Counselling

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog about my latest book (read about it here), which will explore mentoring, coaching, and makes...

Feb 24
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Conversations are Critical to What is Possible

Throughout my career, I have seen extraordinary achievements, “recovered initiatives,” and some things that didn’t realise their...

Feb 13
1 min

Extraordinary Stories By Ordinary People

As well as time with my family, and plenty of yoga, what else did I do over the Australian summer holidays? In January, I wrote over...

Feb 9
2 min

Graduate Positions - Thoughts and Tips

Last year, I spent time talking with a close family member who was proceeding through their graduate interviews. Fast forward to now;...

Feb 2
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CIO Priorities for 2023

Welcome to 2023 😊 I have had a fabulous summer spending close to three weeks with my family and doing things I love … a vacation to...

Dec 20, 2022
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Christmas Giving - One Girl

Season greetings! While working at Microsoft within International IT, I learned how the Gates Foundation was ending the poverty cycle...

Dec 15, 2022
3 min

2033 - Three Predictions and a Big Fear

Last week, a follower asked for my 2033 predictions (thanks TJ). They are... PRECISE PREDICTIONS We can now gather data, an extraordinary...

Dec 9, 2022
2 min

If I was a CIO now, this is how I would approach 2023

This year I have been very fortunate to connect with CIOs and other CXOs from around the world, and as the year draws to a close, I have...

Dec 1, 2022
3 min

Your Life In Headlines

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow...

Nov 24, 2022
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Can Ex-Corporates Work In Start-Ups?

Over the last four years I have been engaged by a range of organisations - some ‘traditional’ and some just starting up. I have enjoyed...

Nov 17, 2022
3 min

My Blogging Journey

This week is a milestone – my 100th Mailchimp blog – which my social media team became very excited about. Since 2019 I have employed...

Nov 10, 2022
3 min

Chief Procurement Officers Set Foundations for 2023

Coupa Software has continued with its virtual event series. The latest included their CIO Eric Tan (who is a Monash Graduate by the way)...

Nov 3, 2022
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I am off the ICE and EV-olving in a Model Y

Wednesday this week, I collected my first-ever electronic vehicle (EV), a Tesla Model Y. I no longer own an Internal Combustion Engine...

Oct 27, 2022
2 min

Making Decisions for Optimal Outcomes

Me and a well-regarded international CIO recently discussed the challenge of decision-making during unprecedented periods of uncertainty....

Oct 19, 2022
2 min

My Social (media) Life

This year, I have evolved how I use social media, and people have asked me to write a BLOG about it. So, here it is! I am a committed...

Oct 13, 2022
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3 Things Savvy Digital Organisations Consider

A few weeks back, I was sitting in a room with some very successful international professionals discussing DIGITAL transformations. There...