Contemplations on leadership and the influential women in my professional life.
Category: Leadership
Nine ideas for inspiring writing
Mum and I are both authors - she writes fiction and I write non-fiction. In deciding what to contribute for a guest post, I asked mum what subject she would find most useful. She answered that her greatest challenge was coming up with new ideas. I can certainly relate. I often struggle with generating ideas… Continue reading Nine ideas for inspiring writing
For the love of technology
"Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me … going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful … that's what matters to me." Steve Jobs, Wall Street Journal, 1993 I've been thinking recently about the late Steve Jobs and his contributions to the world. Following his sad passing on October 5, much has been… Continue reading For the love of technology
Meeting Ita
Cleo and I were born in the same year. Cleo was born in Australia in 1972, her mother the now iconic Ita Buttrose and her father the late Kerry Packer. I was born in New Zealand, the love child of two teenagers. Suffice to say it didn't last and I was raised by a single mother. I… Continue reading Meeting Ita