Girl Code – women soaring together
Book review of Girl Code, by Cara Alwill Leyba. This wasn’t the book I was expecting – there are a couple of books with the same title about girl coders.…
Book review of Girl Code, by Cara Alwill Leyba. This wasn’t the book I was expecting – there are a couple of books with the same title about girl coders.…
A corporate colleague once commented that he was surprised how competitive the not-for-profit sector was. "You guys are even more cut-throat than the retail sector - you treat everyone as…
I'm participating in an online course with lots of assignments and some of our group have gotten behind and are feeling stuck. It seems overwhelming if not impossible to catch…
Thanks to ever-growing social networks, research shows the average person has the ability to influence 8,000 people or more (our friends, our friends' friends, and even our friends' friends' friends).…
Just a thought. If you are feeling too old and stuck in your habits to change the world (hehe) but have lots of ideas and "wishes" - get connected with…
A good interview by Wharton's Adam Grant about givers and takers, from McKinsey and co. Initially my reaction was "you cannot screen out the takers, they are the ones who've…
With human power being the most plentiful resource on our planet, I cannot understand why so many organisations are still focused on lowering headcount and replacing people with technology. I…
What do you do when negotiating – start high, low, tender or tough? Research shows that ‘tit for tat’ is the ultimate negotiation strategy. This updated version is an enhancement that…
Our Big Conversation group has been talking about better names for the "not-for-profit" sector, so it was good to read that the American organisation Ashoka (who support social entrepreneurs and…
I spent yesterday out at James Meehan High School at Macquarie Fields and then the Claymore Neighbourhood & Youth Centre talking to some amazingly passionate women and men, courtesy of…
Thanks to Rainforest Rescue for reminding me that this week is Australian Giving Week. A perfect way to start the silly season by doing a big cleanout of "stuff". As…
I must be one of the many people who haven't yet met Todd Sampson via the Gruen Transfer, but as of next week I will be an avid viewer. Tonight…