Wednesday Wisdom

20 February 2025Why strategy is a survival skill this yearWinging it is a death wish. If you don’t know what you want, the next 10 months are going to swallow you whole. Never fear: strategy will save you. 13 February 2025Are you having the wrong argument?Learn to have better arguments for fuller, fairer, and more focused decision-making. 29 January 2025So nothing right nowFeeling overwhelmed by clutter, commitments, and chaos? 13 December 2024How to be popular with voters and achieve nothingHint: its being a rock-throwing jerk. 11 December 2024The public opinion trapIt will skew your perspective and make for bad decisions. Don't fall for it. 9 December 2024In defence of the bureaucratSpare a thought for your local public servant. Taking the boot out of the public sector, volume 3 6 December 2024The difference between private and public valueYour retort to "you'd never run a business like this!". Taking the boot out of the public sector volume 2. 4 December 2024Public service isn't inefficient, it's complex - there's a differenceLet's shatter the myth that the private sector would do government projects faster or cheaper: they don't. 27 November 2024Revenge of the Arts DegreeBA grads excel at context, patterns, and big-picture thinking. Learn why hiring Arts graduates - and mastering critical thinking frameworks yourself - gives you an edge. 24 October 2024How to be more strategicStrategists make their decisions with intention. Goal-oriented choices, made consistently, even under pressure, will deliver you almost anything you want. 20 October 2024You can be the one who changes thingsIt's never been a better time to change things at work - and it's what your boss wants you to do. 17 October 2024Mate, it's just workMany of the big problems we battle during our days are work-related. At the time, they feel catastrophic. But we won't remember them in a week, month, or year. 10 October 2024Get problems you're proud ofYou will always have problems. So choose ones you're proud of. 3 October 2024If you were them, you'd be a jerk tooStop pointing fingers at people when you talk about change and focus on the systems that need shifting instead. 2 October 2024Are you impatient? Manage daily annoyances with 4 key strategy skillsTired of feeling frustrated by everyday annoyances? Gain valuable perspective and learn effective strategies to deal with irritating situations. 1 October 2024Just keep goingSustaining momentum is hard for everyone. Just keep going. 28 September 2024Tippity tap, sendIf you spend all your time on the detail, the big picture suffers. It's time to get out of the operational weeds and focus onstrategic leadership. 26 September 202410 ways to take control of your lifeYou can take charge of your life by tackling these ten things. 21 September 2024Success hack: the right peopleThe company you keep matters. Target your networking to people who will help you grow. 18 September 2024The consequences of your commitmentUnless you're making trade-offs that channel your time, energy, attention and money into your priorities and away from competing demands, they aren't your priorities. They're hopes and wishes.