Feb 14, 2019 | Women in Leadership
Mind health is different from physical health.Denise Gibbons I grew up in outback Queensland with parents who owned and operated businesses in a small rural town. My mother ran the local picture theatre and my father had a steel construction business. Looking back on...
Jan 25, 2019 | Women in Leadership
What would you do if you weren’t afraid?Sheryl Sandberg My mother never learnt to drive a car. Of course, we lived in Barcaldine, a small outback town, where 15 to 20 minutes’ walk in any direction would take you into the bush or the desert. When I was a young...
Jan 17, 2019 | Women in Leadership
When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives. Iyanla Vanzant Happy New Year! I hope your festive season was all that you hoped to be. I certainly had an interesting time with lots of excursions to unexpected places like doctor’s surgeries,...
Dec 20, 2018 | Women in Leadership
Best wishes for the Festive Season As my final blog for 2018, I want to wish you and those dear to you all the very best for the festive season. I hope you have a fun start to 2019. There always seems to be lots of frenetic energy at this time of the year. I guess...
Nov 6, 2018 | Women in Leadership
You can’t lift your bottom line if your people are down. Pat Armitstead When I first started working with Price Waterhouse Coopers (Coopers & Lybrand then) in Sydney as a trainee auditor, there was actually a substantial amount of manufacturing happening in...
Oct 30, 2018 | Women in Leadership
Outsmart stress for healthy longevity. Janni Goss I’ve just spent 3 days having serious fun at the Australian Laughter Wellness Conference and Joy Festival. I know it sounds very woo-woo and hippie yippee. Does it matter that it appears like this? No, because the...
Oct 24, 2018 | Women in Leadership
If you have a brain, you are biased. The Neuroleadership Institute Surveys over the past few years have indicated that for ASX 200 Australian companies, there are more CEO’s with the name David or Peter or John than women. These surveys were undertaken by Conrad...
Oct 10, 2018 | Women in Leadership
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men. Lord Acton Last Thursday and Friday night I spent almost all night in total excitement and bliss. I was in bed for a lot of it. I know where your mind is going – so...
Oct 5, 2018 | Women in Leadership
We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more. Bill Clinton If E.T. visited earth today to study Earth’s biosphere which of all the species would it identify as differing from the rest? The answer...
Sep 27, 2018 | Women in Leadership
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. Maya Angelou I’m a Laughter Yoga Leader. I became involved with this crazy notion many years ago for social connection and for stress busting. Yes, I go to the park most weeks and stand around in a...
