Blogs

Mar 3, 2022
3 min

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 2022. "Checking...

Feb 24, 2022
2 min

10 types of CYBER tech Directors should know

The implication for Australian company directors is they now appear more cyber liable. Directors can no longer turn a blind eye or cite...

Feb 17, 2022
1 min

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 10, 2022
2 min

$40 million of ransomware paid for a cyber-attack - as a non-tech exec, what can you do?

In March last year, CNA Financial in the US paid a record $40 million in ransomware for a cyber-attack due to malware linked to a Russian...

Feb 4, 2022
2 min

CYBER IQ, meaningful leadership and what is digital now?

There is so much going on and here is some of what I am thinking about. CYBER IQ Cyber-attacks continue to increase, “cyber partisans”...

Jan 28, 2022
2 min

BIG John – my dad’s legacy lives on

Happy 2022. As my close friends refer to him, my dad, BIG John, passed away on Friday the 21 January at 9.49 pm. Dad was born in 1938 at...

Dec 21, 2021
1 min

Our end of year message and your gift

Season greetings... while working at Microsoft within International IT, I learned how the Gates Foundation through education was ending...

Dec 16, 2021
2 min

The nuances in assessing critical systems, networks and data for Cyber-security

Cyber-attacks are asymmetric in nature, with hackers having low risk, defenders high risks and an impossibly large surface area to...

Dec 9, 2021
2 min

Cyber-attackers "greatest hits" and how to prepare

Cyber-attacks continue to increase, and the organisations being targeted are changing. Forty-three per cent of all Cyber-attacks are now...

Dec 2, 2021
2 min

How we can all be more Cyber educated

Like many people, I am Cyber aware, but I wouldn’t consider myself Cyber educated. Last month I began a course with Harvard remotely on...

Nov 25, 2021
2 min

The three optimistic strategic initiatives for 2022, plus a non-negotiable

I am offering 45-minute consultations to organisations to discuss their DOS (more about this below); feel free to contact me. What are...

Nov 18, 2021
2 min

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 12, 2021
3 min

What is the Metaverse? What is Facebook's involvement?

‘The next major technological platform for creative expansion of the mind will be cyberspace, or more specifically the Metaverse, a...

Nov 5, 2021
2 min

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...

Oct 29, 2021
2 min

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 21, 2021
3 min

It is freedom eve, why does our family have anxiety?

Melbourne is almost out of lockdown, but I can't help but feel that some of us will be still in it. I am a positive person. I am that...

Oct 15, 2021
2 min

Facebook this is not the first time, we all should again consider our actions (CEO WORLD)

‘There’s a dark side to everything.’ – Prince Over the last five years, we have seen a shift from political parties from a traditional,...

Oct 6, 2021
2 min

'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 1, 2021
3 min

Women love 'Finding A Better Way' - men, is there a message in that for us?

‘Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only thing you’ll have left is your character.’ – Vince Gill When you...

Sep 24, 2021
3 min

How a late-night in Spain originated in Finding A Better Way

"The key to success isn't just thinking about what we are doing but doing something about what we are thinking." - Peter Senge We were on...