Leadership Isn’t About Being the Smartest Person in the Room.
The best leaders are not the smartest in the room. They are the ones who make the room smarter.
The Digital Witch Hunt
If we are not careful, the digital age may not become the era of enlightenment we imagined. It may simply become the medieval age - with better internet.
The Art of Buying
Why Great Businesses & Leaders Focus on Creating Buyers - Not Just Making Sales
For decades, sales training has focused on one central idea: how to sell. Pitch better. Handle objections. Close harder.
But the most successful businesses and leaders understand a deeper truth.
Selling is not the real objective. Buying is.
Tampering With Investor Policy Won’t Fix Housing - It Will Break the Rental Market
Australia stands at a critical crossroads in housing policy. With vacancy rates still at crisis levels and rents rising faster than wages, governments are increasingly turning their attention to private investors as an easy political target. But the assumption that fewer investors will somehow make housing more affordable is dangerously misguided.
A Grand Bargain on Tax Reform
Australia’s tax system was not designed - it evolved.
Layer upon layer of political compromise has produced a structure that is complex, distortionary and increasingly misaligned with a modern, services-driven economy.
What if Australia pursued a grand tax reform bargain. It would require courage. But it could transform the structure of our economy
Staying Relevant: The Realities of Career Transition for Older Professionals
The future doesn’t belong only to the new.
It belongs to those who have mastered the past
and can guide others toward what comes next.
Managing or Leading?
Management - Leadership : is there really a difference? While both roles are vital to a strong business, there certainly is a difference between a good Manager and a great Leader.
Embracing Experience: The Value of Hiring Older Staff in the Modern Workplace
In today's dynamic and competitive business landscape, companies are constantly seeking strategies to gain a competitive edge. One often overlooked but immensely valuable resource is older employees.
Unleashing Organisational Potential: The Value of a Lateral Thinking Board
Lateral thinking is a must for every good board. The alternative can be disastrous.
IQ versus EQ: Navigating the Terrain of Intelligence and Emotional Quotient
More and more we are seeing the need for executives to display a greater of level of EQ in their roles than when I first started leading organisations some 30 years ago.
DEI or DIE?
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are meant to foster fairness, representation, and opportunity for all individuals, yet in practice, these principles are most often misapplied, leading to the exclusion of certain groups.