If you told me a year ago that earpods would become part of my daily operating routine, I would have thought you were nuts. But […]
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
It was 19 years ago when my job brought me from the small pond of Adelaide to swim with the big fish in Sydney. At […]
What gets measured gets done
It’s fairly obvious that central to any change process is deciding exactly what you want to change. But you’d be surprised how often this is […]
The “Good to Great” conundrum
If I were to ask which scenario you’d find more challenging, which would you choose: 1. Turning around a business that’s grossly underperforming ? or […]
Believing in the change
Sixty-five days. That’s how long it took for all twelve board directors of CPA Australia to announce their resignations, along with their termination of CEO […]
Leading change when the leaders don’t want it
This is my current work project. For the past few months I’ve been leading the Member-driven movement to clean up the corporate governance failures at […]
CPA AUSTRALIA BOARD SPILL – Sign here to support the member resolution
Sometimes in life you just have to scratch your head and wonder who let the kangaroos loose in the top paddock. Such is the case […]
Using strength to overcome weakness
My therapist asked once what I do to relax. Ride my horse, I say. We practice dressage, jumping, trail rides. She says she can’t think […]
Change starts when people speak up
Back in 2003, Dennis Gentilin was a graduate in the prestigious world of high finance. As a junior trader on NAB’s foreign exchange desk in […]