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Google's Research Found Five Attributes that Make Teams Effective - Project Aristotle
Google completed a study on effective teams several years ago and found these five factors contribute significantly to a team's success....
Apr 7, 20221 min read
Are You or Somebody You Know Thinking About Making a Change? PERMA Can Help ...
Almost every week, I am contacted by someone experiencing a role change imposed on them, considering changing roles, or would like to be...
Mar 31, 20221 min read
What We Can Learn From Hyundai - Are They Disrupting Tesla?
Tesla has changed the automotive industry, and some competitors are catching up. Telsa proved that electric cars could be for everyone....
Mar 24, 20222 min read
Directors - What Should Be Within Your Cyber Strategy?
In December 2021, changes were made to Australian Directors Standards, requiring clear stepping stones that demonstrate an ongoing uplift...
Mar 17, 20223 min read
Being a "Better" Leader During Uncertain Times
Here are some reflections from a range of conversations with leaders over the past couple of months as they looked into a new year....
Mar 3, 20223 min read
Pointless Work in a Digital Ecosystem is Still Pointless
Last week, an organisation contacted me enquiring about what technology would enhance their customers' experience. It is similar to...
Feb 17, 20221 min read


$40 Million of Ransomware Paid for a Cyber-Attack - as a Non-Tech Exec, What Can You Do?
In March 2022, CNA Financial in the US paid a record $40 million in ransomware for a cyber-attack due to malware linked to a Russian...
Feb 10, 20222 min read
The Nuances in Assessing Critical Systems, Networks and Data for Cybersecurity
Cyber-attacks are asymmetric in nature, with hackers having low risk, defenders high risks and an impossibly large surface area to...
Dec 16, 20212 min read
How We Can All Be More Cyber Educated
Many people are Cyber aware, but not Cyber educated, that is why I completed a 100 course with Harvard remotely on the topic! Here are...
Dec 2, 20212 min read
The Three Optimistic Strategic Initiatives, Plus a Non-Negotiable
I am offering 60-minute consultations to organisations to discuss their strategic initiatives (more about this below); feel free to...
Nov 25, 20212 min read
What Can We Learn From Australia’s Most Popular Political Leader?
‘Public service is about serving all the people, including the ones who are not like you.’ – Constance Wu In 2019, while appearing on the...
Nov 18, 20212 min read
The MACRO Consequences of Our Low Level of Trust?
"If you want to change the world, the go home and love your family." - Mother Teresa Our interconnected, changing world has seen more...
Nov 5, 20212 min read
The benefits beyond emissions for NET ZERO (originally published in CEO WORLD)
'Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable.’ – Lord Robertson The Australian...
Oct 29, 20212 min read
'Finding A Better Way' in our highly interconnected and interdependent world
‘If two people were exactly alike, one of them would be unnecessary.’ - Larry Dixon Systems thinking explores how the world is...
Oct 6, 20212 min read
Digital is all about change, and it starts with some important questions
‘If I had some idea of the finish line, don’t you think I would have crossed it years ago?’ - Bill Gates Since the 31st of October, I...
Sep 3, 20212 min read
S-Curves and their digital application
'David's book has been triggered by the digital transformation but it delves more into human actions and interactions. The author draws...
Aug 27, 20212 min read
If you only ever read one of my blogs, this is it … what to consider for your digital business
'The great thing about fact-based decisions is that they overrule the hierarchy.’ - Jeff Bezos The ultimate digital business has customer...
Aug 13, 20213 min read
The different types of technology; their strategic importance, and the security consequences
‘In a digital world, the gift I give you almost always benefits me more than it costs.’ - Seth Godin There has been much talk of...
Aug 6, 20212 min read
Interim business modes can qualify scale at a reducing marginal cost
"Successful innovation leaders cannot allow strategic conversations to stop at the aspirational level. They must insist on drilling down...
Jul 23, 20212 min read
Downstream, Upstream Thinking and Understanding Their Loops
"I don’t want to fight old battles. I want to fight new ones." - Satya Nadella Downstream and upstream thinking; often due to...
Jul 14, 20212 min read
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