Many of you know that I am a fan of routine – doing things at the same time each week so that I don’t have to think about them. I am the person who sorts out what they are going to wear for the week in one hit, has meals planned and fills up with…
Facebook right now After the craze of the #Chewbacka video on Facebook, I tuned into a webinar last week on the best way to use Facebook to achieve ‘reach’ through engagement. Facebook is a ever changing beast and just when we think we have it right – something changes. There are around 100K weights in…
Fear and Feminism Over the past few days I have had the pleasure of listening to many inspirational women. And while my life is full of women I get inspiration from every day – these women were different because they were famous. But they were not different in the way that fear still paralysed them,…
The confidence vs competence conundrum Last week, at the Women in Logistics Conference, one of the speakers, #Amanda Blesing presented on the difference between confidence and competence. While people may be competent they may not have confidence, others may be confident but without the competence. And it appears that confidence out performs competence when it…
I came into contact recently with an old student. He had a fantastic business idea selling a product that was growing in Europe and had enormous potential in the Australian market. He rang to say he had just finalised his business closure. He was a little bruised and battered, but thankful for the process to…
You might know that I am currently writing a book that celebrates the Legacy of the late Anita Roddick, Social Activist and Founder of The Body Shop. She often claims that her early success was a series of fortunate accidents. But I know she was a woman ahead of her time. The key to her…