Powerful people always remember to take a breath. They stop before they blurt it out. They learn to take that beat in a conversation. This o…
Powerful people always remember to take a breath. They stop before they blurt it out. They learn to take that beat in a conversation. This o…
Truly powerful people don’t put a lot of stock in always being right. They put much more stock in being interesting and original. Powerful t…
Business events offers leaders a chance to be inspired, to gain insight, meet new people and even to drum up new business, sometimes. Leadin…
A high-level executive of a fast food company openly discusses his disapproval of gay marriage in two interviews. The comments spark protest…
There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women. Madeleine Albright said it and it’s absolutely true. This one is …
Wayne Swan, the acting prime minister, yesterday announced the bad news: a budget surplus is unachievable for 2012-13. It’s a major egg-on…
Carol Bartz is widely-known in Silicon Valley for two things: being a high-profile executive at some of the best-known technology companies,…
There is a sense of celebration in the air with the working year almost done for most. One of the things I love about being back in Aust…
Apart from really bad Kris Kringle gifts, there are many things that we have taken for granted in the office that are unlikely to make it in…
Facial expressions, especially those conveyed well, are pure gold. The power of a raised eyebrow sits in a league of its own. Sometimes wor…
Last week at midnight, a user posted a whinge on the popular broadband forum, Whirlpool. User 80XER5ANTAR05 was railing at his internet serv…
When will we accept that we, the public and leading companies, will get regulators to cease to be great chums of those who are destroying bu…
