
Are you riding a Melbourne Cup-winner – or a runaway horse?
Ok, I don’t want to freak you out here, but did anyone else spot that we’ve only got 43 working days until Xmas? …. only

Navigating crocodile infested waterways & workplaces
This month, I went to the Northern Territory. My incredible friends at AHRI invited me right after keynoting at their national conference, which was beyond

Not for Girls
A few weeks ago I wrote a short post calling *BS* on 2 things – the phrase ‘don’t mix business with pleasure’, and the existence

Financial Year’s End or New Year’s Eve?
This year we celebrated the winter solstice – sacrificing virgin-white marshmallows and discovering the joys of a mug of mulled wine huddled around the fire.

Sometimes not one thing works
Sometimes there is not one thing that solves a problem. These days problems are so complex and systems are so precariously interwoven that you may

You can’t just do nothing – can you?
I’ve been working with a number of leaders, and a number of leadership teams, this month – and one pattern keeps popping up: Notifications, emails,

I like it hard
This week I got very excited. I received a Fedex from Wiley at the University of Pittsburgh, sending me a hard copy of my article

What is this sign really telling you…
I walk around my neighbourhood every morning, as fast as feet will go (without breaking into a hated jog), with Lilly Allen blasting her London

Can I say Happy New Year still?
Happy new year! As a Brit, I flinch every time I say HNY beyond January 3rd – up in the cold, dark half of the

Reflecting on 2024 & Looking Ahead to 2025
I won’t lie, I’m so looking forward to December I can almost taste it! I forgot to take a mid year holiday this year, and

The B-Suite Benchmarks 2024 Report
It’s finally here! I’m very excited to announce the launch of the first-ever B-Suite Benchmarks® Annual Report, and as a follower of BoldHR®, I wanted

Don’t worry, I’ve got a chainsaw
Now, Australia has been bashed about by some pretty hairy weather recently. Uncommonly cold in some states and uncommonly hot in others. Drought in one




