Be Magical: how to create true impact
In the last week I have kept reading Ben Rhodes The World as It is, given two radio interviews, and also discussed things like what counts as impact with the WonderWomen. Much of this has left me with questions as to what we count as impact, how do we see ourselves in bringing change or […]
This is marketing: how to add true value and succeed
This week I have been reading Seth Godin’s newest book This is Marketing: You can’t be Seen until You Learn to See. What has been so refreshing about the book is Seth’s way of simply explaining how ideas work, which issues we should be thinking about when we embark on the journey in discovering and […]
What good leadership really looks like
As the year 2018 is drawing to a close, it’s an excellent time to reflect on what has been going on in the world, and specifically in the climate change space. 2018 has seen both leadership that is frankly just bad but also positive that has been inspiring. The good and the bad A […]
Adult development theory and climate governance
These past weeks are all turning into some sort of a nightmare story specifically for those of us who work on climate change. The World Meteorological Organisation just announced that 2017 is now on record with the highest levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, despite countries committing to cut their emissions. To put it […]
Random acts of initiatives: how to grasp an opportunity
I listened recently to Ryan Hawk’s Learning Leader podcast episode with Seth Godin who is, as anyone in the branding industry knows, an absolute guru when it comes to branding and marketing. The two discussed the concept of random act of initiative where you see an opportunity, grasp it and see what happens. This is […]
How to always make good decisions
This week a friend of mine posted a question in Facebook about decisions: what do you do when you are faced with a decision, how do you know you pick the “right” fork in the road? It was somewhat amusing to read the advice and answers (my own included) about how we know we have […]
How to use social marketing to create impact and change
This week I attended the Change Conference 2018 in Brisbane that focused on social marketing and behavioural change, organised by Griffith Social@Marketing from our Business School. Social marketing is (and yes I had to google this…) “the use of marketing theory, skills and practices to achieve social change”. The conference featured a great line up of […]
How to build identity-based habits
This week I was really struck by James Clear who was on the Coaching for Leaders podcast (episode 376). He has just published the book Atomic Habits where he discusses simple yet effective strategies in how we can change our habits, how to break the bad ones and how to excel in good ones. I […]
Building blocks in drafting a winning strategy
I have been moving to a new house and this process has opened up a Pandora’s box of customer experiences with very different kinds of companies. This has come down to choosing electricity providers, trying to get the roof fixed, internet connected, you name it. The beauty of moving houses is that it really provides […]
The 4 kinds of people you need for breakthrough success
So for those of you who read my last blog post on creativity, it might have seemed somewhat superficial. Some of you might be asking so what if there are assumptions about creativity and the lone genius, how is that going to help me to get more creative? Well the good news is that now […]