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A lesson in simple humanity
https://youtu.be/RmHybaUcgzE?si=yxbpOPkvYf7TCfTq I can recall that CD from literally the end of last century, as I played it, and from there discovered more composers, more music,
18 March 2024
Dear 21 Year Old Me
A podcast exploring life lessons from leaders
Each episode’s guest is a leader with their own fascinating story. We ‘go back in time’ to recall and reflect on their 21st birthday – the fun, the (perhaps embarrassing) speeches, and what the world was like when they were 21. We ask what they thought being 21 would be like, and what lessons they’ve learned along the way.
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I write on leadership, on social history and history, on sport, media, on issues management and on books and TV programmes, and podcasts that I review.
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Wrong tram, good chat
It’s always one or the other trams that I get wrong. It goes to the rugby stadium; the other past the MCG. Last night, for
4 March 2023
Q&A: Dear 21 Year Old Me
What’s the podcast about? Anchored by their 21st birthday and reflecting on their aspirations, our guest discusses how their perspectives on life and leadership have
1 October 2021
Social and Media
Ten lessons from ten years on Twitter
It was ten years today that I sat in a room at Charles Sturt Uni in Bathurst as part of my MA in communications and
18 September 2019
Social and Media
Why not writing was alright
It’s like an old friend, this blog. A very patient old friend! A snapshot of my years in the recent and now, not-so-recent past, the
16 September 2019
Social and Media
Being on The Chase Australia
Earlier this year I auditioned for The Chase Australia. It was time to give it a go – and what was the worst that could
16 September 2019