I just completed the “Big Conversation”  - Australia’s first ever national values survey. It took about 15 minutes, and it’s definitely one of the most thought provoking 15-minute experiences floating around the web at the moment. The survey is a list of value words such as creativity, human rights, gender discrimination or collaboration. You select values for different topics such as what are Australia’s values currently, and what would you like them to be as well as what are the values your organisation/company. It really gets you thinking about personal, corporate and national realities and possibilities.  Read More

New research by McKinsey points to education being the key driver for economic growth and business opportunities in the developing world. The same research also points to a new development in the gender differences prevalent in development work. It’s a fairly well accepted fact that allocating funds to a girl in a developing community is more solid investment then funding a boy in the same group. One of the key reasons for this is that in general, women reinvest a larger portion of their income then men do.  Another cultural and lifestyle factor is that women are more likely to stay within the one community, as the primary carer of a child. Read More

I've finally done it!  Yes, it only took me a year, but I've finally done the wardrobe declutter!  (well, that's not entirely true - my personal stylist did it and she was brutal!) But it worked! I've reached my end goal: my clothes now fit in just one wardrobe and everything else is in the recycle pile. And it feels so good! Read More

Unique practices developed to enter the market will no longer suffice in China’s increasingly competitive environment, particularly if Chinese operations are held to lower performance standards. Instead, multinationals must lead with their strength: world-class processes honed over many years in established markets and adapted to Chinese realities.  Read More