03 Nov How to communicate better at work
Have you ever had that experience when you're talking to someone and their eyes glaze over? Or you're presenting to your team and you see people shuffle their papers, or...
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27 Oct Why leaders must take risks
Taking risks and bucking the trend always takes guts. Especially when you are trying to shift the current economic and commercial paradigm. But everywhere leaders and companies are shifting the...
13 Oct How to be a leader who inspires
Diane Smith-Gander has had a long and industrious career. Among her many roles today, she is the current chair of ASX-listed Transfield Services, with a market cap of AU $800...
30 Jun Why we create anti-stories in the face of change
Last month I was asked to give an impromptu presentation at a leading merchant bank on the value of storytelling. In this particular department they are rolling out a new...
05 May Successful authors write into a structure
Are you a planner or a pantser — a fly-by-the-pants writer? Either way if you write your stories or books into a structure you’re more likely to finish. People often worry...
07 Apr Staying sane with cool digital writing apps
I'm always looking for new ways to be smarter with what I do...
24 Mar How to interview people to make your stories more compelling
Learning the art of the interview can make you a better writer. You need it in all genres – obviously journalism but also non-fiction and fiction In a family memoir,...
10 Mar 11 ways to create great dialogue
I love languages and Italian, as we all know, is particularly passionate and evocative. Years ago, I spent a summer learning Italian in Perugia. I have a vivid memory of sitting...
24 Feb Do authors need a writing platform?
Last year at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival I heard Charlotte Harper, founder of the digital press Editia, saying that as soon as she receives an author’s submission she searches for...