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Mar 14, 20242 min read
Something’s Happening on the 11th of April… 'Making Life Happen'
As some of you may already know, my latest book, Making Life Happen, will be released on April 11th, and I couldn't be more excited to...
Mar 7, 20241 min read
Are Strategic Timelines and Expectations Shrinking?
As an executive navigating the ever-shifting landscape of technology and business strategy, I've noticed a trend: strategic planning...
Feb 29, 20242 min read
AI, the History and Why It’s Happening Now!
AI - everyone is talking about it. I delivered forty keynotes on the topic in 2023, making it my most requested keynote topic of the...
Feb 22, 20241 min read
Creating a Resonating Strategy
Often technology strategies fail to resonate with their broader organisation. Earlier this month, I was chatting with an industry friend...
Feb 15, 20242 min read
Australian Government's Guidance for Safe & Responsible AI
The Australian Government's 'Safe and Responsible AI in Australia' interim document was published in January. Projections indicate that...
Feb 9, 20242 min read
AI - Cutting Through the Noise
In 2023, I presented or facilitated about forty AI sessions with some of the most senior business and technology executives across APAC....
Feb 1, 20242 min read
CIO Technology Outlook for 2024
I met with over 100 CIOs in 2023, and the nature of our conversations differed from the beginning to the end of the year. The 2024...
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Christmas Giving - One Girl and the Power of Educating Girls
Season greetings! While working at Microsoft within International IT, I learned how the Gates Foundation was ending the poverty...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Optimising Your Resources as We Remain at Full Employment
Many countries worldwide remain close to full employment. Australia forecasts the unemployment rate to be around 4.25% in 2025Â due to a...
Dec 8, 20232 min read
The Antidote to Learned Helplessness
Our environmental conditions may lead us to accept the preventable. Consider this controlled study of two groups of dogs in the 1960s...
Nov 30, 20232 min read
What Differentiates a Business in a Digital Ecosystem?
In March 2018, I spent a week at IMD in Switzerland completing a joint IMD and MIT program; ‘Driving Strategic Innovation’. A memorable...
Nov 23, 20231 min read
What Makes a Valuable Workshop? - Off-Site Tips and Tricks
Off-sites - some people love them, others dread them. Regardless, everyone wants them to be a valuable use of time with sensible...
Nov 16, 20231 min read
The Differences of Design, Lean, and Agile Ways of Working
In the business realm, Design Thinking, Lean Start-Up, and Agile often cause confusion due to their interchangeable use, necessitating a...
Nov 10, 20231 min read
An Organisation’s Mindset Determines the Potential of Technology Trends
Our former, much-loved and wise VP regularly reminded our international technology team that 'technology trends will come and evolve, but...
Nov 3, 20232 min read
Valuable Innovation Insights From My Favourite Tech Business Book
Walter Isaacson detailed the history of Silicon Valley in a book called The Innovators. It’s one of my favourite books, and I summarised...
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Working & Creating Outcomes with Millennials (Gen Y)
Over a decade ago, I began working with Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1994/6). I wrote Finding a Better Way with one...
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Are You or Somebody You Care About Clear On Their LIFE Intentions
There is a great deal of noise we all have to manage. The noise - like social media, world events or subscription television - can easily...
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Having Positive Intent & Being Empowered
Last week, with 24 hours' notice, I was invited to facilitate a 45-minute session for 80 to 100 people online. The objective was to...
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Leading Strangers to Fresh & Meaningful Outcomes. Creating Positive Workplaces
I have facilitated thousands of people at workshops, and I now confidently know what is of great value to the participants! You may have...
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Dissolving Complexity with Precision Questioning
Precision Questioning (PQ) is an intellectual toolkit developed at Stanford University for critical thinking and problem-solving. Bill...
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