When teams work in the dark
Facilitating understanding does not remove all the tension. It removes the tension that comes from trying to work in the dark.
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The silent costs of mixed signals
A leader’s behaviour often works like a lighthouse signal. People use it to understand how close they are to the edge and how to steer.
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The signs your team is carrying more load than you think
In my work with leaders, both as an executive and now as an advisor, I see a familiar pattern in purpose driven leaders.
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What’s the small detail that could cost you more than you expect?
The smallest overlooked detail today can become tomorrow’s biggest problem, don’t underestimate what seems minor.
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Why you need a strong foundation if you expect ROI
Across industries, leaders are pouring time and money into building new capabilities like strategic foresight, digital fluency, and adaptive decision-making.
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When what you see isn’t what’s there
When I was a kid, my aunt loved to tell a story about one of the few times my father had too much to drink. He became fixated on the idea that he wanted a ham sandwich.
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Why I’m having more closed-door conversations at work
I’ve started having more closed-door conversations at work. Not with clients. Not with team members. With my AI.
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What to do when collaboration starts to drift
I was recently asked to facilitate a meeting that brought together a collective of organisations who’ve been working side by side for quite a few years.
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Why intersections matter in leadership
In her first role as Chief Health Information Manager at Caulfield Hospital, she was seen by many as too young and too fresh from university for the role. But she leaned in. She ignored the detractors, engaged with the system, and used the pushback she got as fuel.
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How the Broncos Won (allegedly when the coach lightened up)
In recent weeks, Queensland’s gone full tilt maroon. The Lions, the women’s Broncos, and finally, the men’s team bringing home their first NRL premiership in 19 years.
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The paradox of presence
When I was 20, fresh out of university and in my first HR job, one of the senior leaders told me they liked coming to me for advice because I didn’t waffle. I gave a clear, decisive response.
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From table-thumping to conflict intelligence
The room was packed with officials and workplace delegates from the Building and Engineering Unions. There were rank-and-file and leaders, shoulder to shoulder. The all-male negotiating team who’d been in place before me, told me it had been tense, loud, and aggressive.
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If the complexity in your organisation isn't going anywhere, and you have less certainty than you'd like, that's ground Susanne has worked for thirty years.
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