Dialectic vs Rhetoric
I once heard that Churchill convinced the British they could win the Second World War, and having won, convinced them they had actually achieved it. Of course, the implication here is that the reality was
I once heard that Churchill convinced the British they could win the Second World War, and having won, convinced them they had actually achieved it. Of course, the implication here is that the reality was
There was a gorgeous story the other night at the Brownlow award ceremony, where Nick Daicos, one of the front runners for the award, told the story of how, as a boy, he played football
Driving on the Warburton Highway this morning I had some fellow in a big black Ford drive up my rear end, then pass at speed, revving ridiculously. Then, when he went to turn right and
On a daily basis I hear the phrase “I get nervous”. Sound familiar? You might be surprised to hear (or maybe not, if you know me well) that my reply is “Get in line”. We
As a girl at school presenting in the school hall I was told to stand still and stare at the clock at the back of the room. Later suggestions were made to get over nerves
A friend of mine recently babysat her 3 year old grandchild and took him to the park. There were a lot of children playing and her grandchild, trying to make friends, embraced a little girl
Voice is important. It sounds obvious, but somehow that message just does not sink in these days. No matter where I look there appear to be incredible difficulties in working with the deep and complicated
Sometimes there is a Zeitgeist at play and a mini Zeitgeist recently has had several people ask me, all in the one week, “What do you wear?” Although I have never thought of ‘what to
Are you a CEO, Executive or Senior Leader and find yourself thinking: “I can’t think”: feeling under pressure when all eyes are on you can mean that you’re trying to talk and think at the
Seriously! Too much doom and gloom. Today, a client was sharing how there had been a crisis at work and the executive needed to share with staff what was taking place. The reality was one