Archive
Everything I've written, newest first.
566 essays
Society
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Inciting incidents
The Queen's death is a powerful inciting incident. An opportunity to ask important collective questions about our history and the kind of society we want to live in. Is it time for you to muse?
Find your why journey update #2
Ask meaningful questions about your purpose with Questions Of The Day. Rediscover what drives you and what you care about as I travel alongside.
Identity
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Use your big voice
It's time to stop shrinking, find your big voice, and use it. The world needs you.
Systems
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Unwinnable games
Some games can't be won, and need the rules need changing. Stop trying to optimise yourself and start tearing down the structures that keep you trapped.
Find your why journey update #1
Ask meaningful questions about your purpose by joining in with this Question Of The Day experiment. Find your why alongside me as I make sense of things.
Events
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Alicia McKay hosts 1,000+ Mayors and CEOs at ALGA's NGA in 2022
The ALGA National General Assembly in Canberra, July 2022. Keynote, MC and workshop presenter. Watch the videos!
Identity
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No more Ms. Nice Lady
It's time to stop being so nice and start standing up for what you deserve.
Identity
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Boundaries, burnout, business and #bigrantenergy
Juicy free resources to help you set boundaries, tackle burnout, take the plunge into business, reject professionalism and rail against the system.
Events
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Alicia McKay speaks to female founders at the SODA Rise Up event in Hamilton, August 2022
Alicia McKay tells women in business why they are made for this.
Systems
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Good people and bad systems
Stop pointing fingers at people when you talk about change and focus on the systems that need shifting instead.
Strategic Public Leaders Masterclass in Canberra, Australia
Alicia ran a sold-out masterclass for Mayors and Chief Executives at the ALGA National General Assembly in 2022. Watch the recording.
Beyond busy: ask scary questions
We're all so busy - but what are we masking with those choices? Go beyond busy and ask yourself some scary questions.
Strategy
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3 strategic thinking skills that get you what you want
Achieve more of your goals and get more of what you want with these 3 strategic thinking skills.
Society
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Truth is, I'm rash.
I'm good at walking out. I make snap decisions on gut feeling, and sometimes that comes back to bite me.
Tell, don't sell: how to get what you want at work
Conviction beats persuasion every time. Try these tips to get your project or proposal over the line in your next meeting.
I thought I lost my why
A business model is a how. A strategy is a how. A job is a how. And the how I'd chosen was wrong, for all kinds of reasons...
Society
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Contentious conversations: How to convert outrage into connection
The potential for outrage is high right now. How can you have controversial conversations without descending into conflict?
Identity
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It's ok to upset people
Making intentional choices about what is your responsibility, and what isn't, means being OK with upsetting people.
Society
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I'm not much but I'm all I think about: the risks of social disconnection
We spend 5x as much time lurking, watching and comparing ourselves to the public versions of others than we do interacting with people we care about. Eesh. No wonder we're trapped in our own heads.