I want to share a recent conversation I had with Jim Stikeleather, Chief Innovation Officer for Dell in the USA. He is travelling the globe presenting the highlights of a ground breaking report that Dell commissioned, The C-suite Challenges IT – New Expectations for Business Value. It has important implications for businesses everywhere. The report … Read more
I was talking to a mentor of mine some years back and was trying to tell him, that it was really not me that was the problem, it was them…!! He nodded wisely and then told me that whilst that may be true, the fact is that I can’t control ‘them’ or what they do … Read more
It’s 1971. I am in my first job as a trainee electronic draftsman in the Postmaster General’s Department, the predecessor to Telstra. I am asking my boss, “What do the clients think about it taking us two weeks to complete a simple drawing?” My boss, a 50-something-year-old career draftsman, replies “Who cares what they think. … Read more
I am running around the oval the other day, it’s freezing cold, I’m puffing and I notice that my knee is twinging, but I am determined to achieve my 400 metre objective, my current personal best. As I start to puff and pant, I tell myself that the public commitment I made to run 5km … Read more
This leadership roundtable was a great opportunity to hear from John Thwaites former Deputy Premier of Victoria and Peter McMullin, Deputy President, Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry, about the difference they are making in Timor Leste. We were inspired by the leadership that John and Peter are providing, particularly given the enormity of … Read more