Stories from nine years in Bermuda, a year on the road, and a decade in Australia.
Twenty years after leaving the UK for what was meant to be a two-year adventure, I reflect on the trade-offs of living abroad, from Bermuda to Sydney.
There’s a quiet power in sitting down to write, even when the destination is unclear. I don’t write because I have all the answers. I…
“Where was the caring in leaving children without meals? Where was the excellence in serving food unfit for purpose?”
Just off a Qantas flight that felt more “Spirit of Squeezed Sardine” than “Spirit of Australia,” I couldn’t shake the disconnect between my lived experience and the airline’s stated values of safety, caring, integrity, and excellence.
As I’ve been reading Joe Aston’s The Chairman’s Lounge, that disconnect has come into sharper focus. The book doesn’t just explain what’s gone wrong. It reveals how the pursuit of EBITDA and adjusted earnings has gradually reshaped Qantas into something unrecognisable.
My review explores the flight, the facts, and the bigger question facing all businesses:
👉 What happens when financial metrics trump human experience?
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