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.
Unlimited is the story of a regular Aussie bloke who pushed himself further than he ever thought possible and ended up representing Australia at the highest level of endurance sport. That line alone could sound like hype. The book isn’t. What makes Unlimited work is that Dunn doesn’t present himself as gifted, destined, or special….
This year forced me to learn the difference between having a plan and surviving the reality. Redundancy hit early. Terrible timing, a tight market, and no perfect options. But you play the hand you are given. Standing still wasn’t on the table. At home, everything was shifting too. Henry started school at five, then moved…
Ageism is the one bias none of us can avoid. It shows up in restructures, where experience is traded out for cost savings. Now it’s being automated, with AI quietly rejecting older candidates before a human even sees their CV. The irony is that every leader applauding this ‘efficiency’ will one day face the same system themselves.
Discover the inspiring story of Nedd Brockmann in Showing Up. This gripping book review explores his 4,000km run across Australia, the grit and humour that powered it, and why we need more unfiltered larrikins like him in today’s world.
During COVID, I joined a company without ever stepping into an office. I got the work done, but I never truly felt part of the team. Later, at Salesforce, I saw how a quick chat in the barista queue or an overheard problem-solving moment could build connection in ways formal meetings never could. The research agrees: the best results come from intentional connection, balanced with time apart for focus and recovery.
Monster wasn’t just another job board. I found one of my early roles there and later used their hiring plans to bring Sales Executives to Bermuda. Back then, they were the dominant force, with the reach to pull talent across oceans.
Fast forward to 2025, and Monster has filed for bankruptcy. No drama. No spectacular implosion. Just a slow fade.
That quiet fade should terrify every business and every career. Because complacency kills.
For companies, it means innovate or fade. Build ecosystems, rethink your models, embrace AI. For individuals, it means keep learning, stay curious, adopt new tools.
Standing still is what Monster did. And we’ve just seen how that ends.
Every week brings another headline about AI reinventing customer service. “AI agents now handle thousands of support requests.”“Chatbots are deflecting 40% of inbound interactions.”“Digital assistants are reshaping contact centres.” All true — and yet, here’s the uncomfortable question: If AI is transforming customer service, why are customers still reaching out so much? We’re Still Fixing…
I stumbled across a beautifully simple idea the other day: placing native fish like Pacific Blue-eyes into rain barrels that collect overflow from water tanks to stop mosquitoes breeding. It’s a classic Aussie summer dilemma: you want to store rainwater for your garden, but standing water becomes a mozzie nursery. And with climate change and…
How did anyone used to do it? Five days a week in the office.School drop-offs. Dog walks. Hour-long commutes.Dinner on the table, footy training, homework supervision, laundry, groceries, deliveries, tradies, life admin… all somehow done before falling asleep in front of the 9:30 news. And now some leaders want us to “get back” to that?…