Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of having lunch with a group of my long term clients. We have all known each other for the best part of a decade and the relationships are more personal than professional nowadays. We regularly talk about our respective businesses; our challenges and our successes alike. One of
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Keeping It Real
I am a keen Carlton supporter in the AFL and I am more than aware that we are playing finals footy when in reality we finished outside the eligible top eight for qualification. We rode in off the back of the Essendon ASADA scandal and we now find ourselves having won an Elimination Final moving
Not Just Warm Fuzzies
Working to live or living to work? According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, one in six employees work 49 hours or more each week. In numbers, this translates to almost 1.7 million people. If you then account for the fact that the average person sleeps around 7 hours per night, this means that we
Taking Advantage; Legally and Ethically
Life is full of challenges. Every day we are all faced with decisions to make with regards to our personal lives, our social endeavours and our work pursuits. Sometimes, these decisions provide us with opportunities to better ourselves; to rise up whatever pecking order we are in. There is absolutely nothing wrong with ambition and
A Healthy Dose of Reality
Last week, I had a reality check. It wasn’t pleasant. It made me feel like a real fool and hopefully made one of my friends feel like a fool. It made me feel selfish and arrogant. I would like to share it with you all in the hope that it resonates with you all as
How To Be Punctual
I hate lateness when it comes to my day at work, it is one of my pet hates and I try to avoid it at all costs. 23 years ago l heard my first ever boss speaking to a former colleague when she arrived to work at 8.30am, “if you were catching the 8.30am train
The Right Feedback Is Better Than More Feedback
I was recently reading an article which reminded me just how important it is for leaders to understand the differences in people and how they process information. It was an article about two personality types described commonly as Introvert and Extrovert. These types are known to have unique ways of feeling re-energized and motivated. They
Fishing Is Not What I Signed Up For
I am not a fisherman and I don’t eat seafood. In my opinion fish smell bad, taste bad and the hassle of getting them from the sea to the plate seems far too much of a smelly mess for this red meat eater. So when a good mate gave my eldest son a fishing rod
Who Earns More? The Modern Day Breadwinner…
After a recent night out with the girls a very interesting subject was brought up, one that I found myself contemplating – Who are the new “Bread Winners”? Do you earn more than your partner? It was an interesting discussion and one that was fuelled by wine, so I was surprised to hear about what