
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

Is the concept of balance a total con?
I can recall my boss once saying to me “you’re always lurching from one extreme to another”…. Geez, these wonderful feedback moments really stick with

The Great Unbossing
Just another trend, or a real risk? And for whom? Another ‘Great’ trend – what a relief, we haven’t had a ‘Great’ since the Great

How I transformed my relationship with the cold.
We clicked over into the first day of winter on Saturday. In Victoria (Australia) you can definitely feel it in the mornings now: crispy breath,

I believe skimming stones holds the answer
I was skimming stones with my sons this weekend, down in Gippsland. Truly, no-one is worse at this than me. It’s sunny, and cold, and