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Incorporating 2030 Tech Trends Into Your Strategy Planning Away Day
Many companies are taking a longer view towards the second half of this decade. They want to stay with emerging trends, and some are...
Aug 30, 20242 min read
Are Only 20% of Small to Mid-Size Organisations Cyber-Secure?
Earlier this week, I presented to 120 COOs at their annual gathering on Cybersecurity. As part of my keynote, I ask everyone to stand and...
May 31, 20242 min read
How Has Your Team Performed This Year?
As we embark on our first holiday break for 2024, it's a natural moment to reflect on our progress and the dynamics within our teams. How...
Mar 27, 20241 min read
We Approach Our Career Differently During Each Stage of Life - SCARF Model
Over a decade ago, I learnt about The SCARF Model developed by David Rock. Throughout my career, I’ve subconsciously applied it. The...
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Why Should You Read Any of My Three Books?
Over the weekend, we sent the final proofread manuscript for Making Life Happen, including the nineteen cartoon pictures, to the...
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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...
Dec 1, 20223 min read
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 17, 20223 min read
Chief Procurement Officer Priorities - 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 10, 20223 min read
"Contemporary Leadership" the Authentic Tone People are Craving
Contemporary Leadership, was first coined in the 1990s; however, the concepts today remain the same as the initial intent being, modern...
Jul 28, 20222 min read
Bringing It All For Coupa in Las Vegas - Keynote speaker
Last week I ran a workshop with eighty of Coupa’s most senior client executives from North America. We spent two and half hours during...
Apr 14, 20222 min read
You thought about a writing book but are not sure how you can?
"As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand." - Ernest Hemingway After publishing a book, you are asked about writing a...
Sep 17, 20214 min read
How I wrote a book with a stranger, 2700kms away and the ten things I learnt
"It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the...
Sep 10, 20215 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
A glimpse into our smart connected future
As technology advances, devices will incorporate smart services in the future. Whether your phone, car, clothing, glasses or watch, the...
May 14, 20212 min read
Setting the conditions for successful Innovation
This blog is inspired by a book I have read three times, "The Innovators" by Walter Isaacson, that details Silicon Valley's history. This...
Apr 16, 20212 min read


The blog is evolving with videos
Last week I sent out a blog with a one-minute video, and some of you really liked it; thanks for the kind messages.
Mar 28, 20212 min read


The dynamic content creating world, how are you professionally participating?
The information on your LinkedIn profile and contained within your resume is static. But our world is a dynamic, content creating one, so...
Mar 19, 20211 min read


Sometimes wisdom is in questions and not career advice
"You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So, you have to trust that the dots will...
Mar 4, 20211 min read


I LOVE lockdown and I feel very GUILTY
In our family, I am the only one who likes lockdown. I suspect I am one of the few in the community who do. I feel guilty. I am optimist
Sep 3, 20201 min read


LEADERSHIP; playing LASER TAG or a beaming LIGHTHOUSE?
In being the lighthouse, people know where you stand, it is a place your people visit in good weather, it keeps people from the rocks
Aug 12, 20201 min read
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