Lawyer and Blogger
You're in the elevator and catch the eye of a colleague. You greet a teammate in the line up for your caffeine fix in the breakout room. You and your boss arrive early to a team meeting and you exchange pleasantries. How are you? What's happening? How's work going? How's things? You know the response.... Continue Reading →
As I get older, a life of pulsating dancefloors and 5am finishes has given way to more measured social pursuits. One pastime never to be underestimated is the humble board game. My favourite? It's called Pandemic where players attempt to defeat a deadly virus spreading rapidly across the fold out, cardboard world. Uniquely, all human players work together to... Continue Reading →
Lately, I've been hearing voices. And not just hearing them, but listening to them. I think that they've always been there, but recently they've been more present and I think I might even know who they are. Mental illness and delusion could explain it all. That said, last week I explained this all to a... Continue Reading →
There are three elements to getting great career advice: first, (obviously) the advice has to be right. Second, it has to apply to the listener. Third, you have to follow it. That third part is surprisingly difficult. When I started as a lawyer at Clayton Utz, someone gave me advice that I thought sounded pretty dumb. On reflection, it was... Continue Reading →
I have a problem with secrets. Everyone looking for happiness and success is secret-obsessed: "What's the secret to happiness? " "The top 3 secrets of high-performing executives." "Married for 20 years? What's your secret!?" Our search for undercover keys to happiness is silly for at least 3 reasons: First, it's needlessly conspiratorial. It assumes that... Continue Reading →
Today I spoke with Clarissa Rayward, Family Lawyer and Podcaster extraordinaire. Click on the image to listen to the interview:
Homotopia: A utopia for homosexuals. A place where queer people go to socialise, work, eat, shop, learn, pray, dance or date where they feel they can be completely themselves. Radio National has been exploring homotopias in all their forms: queer parties, a dance club, women's footy. But there are people working hard to make LGBTQI people feel safe... Continue Reading →
Today I attended an eye-opening UQ BEL Alumni lunch with Tracey Vieira, the passionate CEO of Screen Queensland. The organisation she leads has been responsible for over $1.5b in film money to Queensland and perhaps more importantly, some great in-roads into locally produced, diverse content. She took us through the sobering and surprising numbers of female... Continue Reading →
I'm always sceptical of epiphanies and you should be too. Nevertheless, I'm very hopeful that my latest revelation will permanently improve the way I lead the team and the way that you lead yours. When I started the CEO role in December 2016, I thought that I already had all the answers. After all, the... Continue Reading →
So it's Giving Week and I'm here to tell you about a wonderful charity to give your money to before 30 June sails by: Anyone Last year, I wrote about my views on the disappointing proportion of Australians that give nothing back. A decision to give nothing is still a decision and I call the... Continue Reading →
