Blog

“… thanks for making me look good.”

By |2017-06-19T15:08:06+00:00October 31st, 2016|Blog|

Jim's magic curtain In my mid-twenties I recall a lively debate with a Sydney-based friend, Jim, about theatre.  He knew a thing or two about the theatrical medium and he maintained that the curtain, when it is used on stage as a device, is an essential and powerful element. My less-experienced-former-self argued that this was nonsense and that performance was everything. Fast forward 20 years and after a career of working in business (not theatre) [...]

Comments Off on “… thanks for making me look good.”

Reclaiming Conversations in Organisations

By |2017-06-19T15:08:06+00:00October 5th, 2016|Blog|

Louis CK recently quit. Stephen Fry threatens to do the same in a blog post about how digital media can actually make us less connected. He proclaims, “I haven’t yet jacked out of the matrix and gone off the grid. Maybe I will pluck up the courage. After you…” This phenomenon of media figures encouraging people to quit not just social media, but the internet entirely, is gaining momentum. You won’t have to search very far [...]

Comments Off on Reclaiming Conversations in Organisations

Mentorship in Corporate Comms

By |2017-06-19T15:08:06+00:00July 8th, 2016|Blog|

Earlier in my professional career, when I switched from brand marketing to corporate communications, I realized how important it would be for me to find a mentor in my new field. Having a trusted mentor is important for every profession, of course, but I believe it’s especially essential for developing one’s career in the corporate comms field. When people ask me what it’s like to work in corporate comms, I sometimes describe it as being [...]

Comments Off on Mentorship in Corporate Comms

Here’s to the Perspective-Shifters

By |2017-06-19T15:08:06+00:00June 7th, 2016|Blog|

We’ve all had the transformative experience that reading a great book, listening to a powerful piece of music, or viewing a piece of moving artwork can deliver. Reading a novel by Franz Kafka or standing before a piece of art by Marcel Duchamp can change the way you see the world around you. This act of switching roles between the viewer and the performer has a powerful effect. When you step into the shoes of [...]

Comments Off on Here’s to the Perspective-Shifters

When in-flight food is your worst nightmare

By |2017-06-19T15:08:06+00:00April 21st, 2016|Blog|

Recently I attended the wedding of two close friends. As best man, I had duties that made me more aware of the ‘needs of the happy couple’ on that day. One of the grooms has Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) so quite naturally I could imagine the unease of having a monumental day being disrupted by a chronic condition. What my friend was dealing with on this day is indirectly connected with aspects of my work (the company I work for is focused on treating those withInflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), a different but very serious gastrointestinal disease, with some similar symptoms). While I may not ever know my friend’s true discomfort of living with IBS, I did start to think about what it would be like for him to travel by air to New Zealand for their honeymoon (imagine severe pain, not being able to eat, coupled with the constant need to access the toilet) and what it’s like to live with such conditions daily...

Comments Off on When in-flight food is your worst nightmare