Why We Do What We Do? As some of you will have seen, we are on the look out for more facilitators to join our happy band of financial trainers and mentors! Whilst we are meeting some great people, and we hope many will join us, it has meant...
Read moreOver many years of facilitating programs, not just in Australia but in Southeast Asia, US, the MiddleEast and of course, the UK, I have to say this was a first – running training in a church nave! Whilst it was a little on the chilly side, (I think you...
Read moreIf you sit on a board or are presented with a set of financial accounts, how do you review them? I am not going to pretend that I can cover everything in this short article but at least give you some pointers and maybe arm you with some questions....
Read more‘Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la ‘Was the season to be jolly’ Whilst this might have been a wonderful time of year for many of us, it might also have been the season of spend, spend, spend …………fa –la –la- la – la – la! If...
Read moreAs we head towards yet another month end, you may be wondering how your area is performing versus budget or………………do you already know? Our systems are continually improving to give us a lot more real time data and whereas years ago, you would need to wait till at least...
Read moreI once wrote a blog on the subject of making Finance Training fun and definitely not boring. One of the comments, posted in reply, challenged me as to whether this really mattered – as long as the learning objectives were met. This intrigued me! You see when I was...
Read moreIt was last weekend when an article in The Age caught my eye. The headline was “Undies index looking up”! It appears that there is an economic rule of thumb, championed by the former head of the U S Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, which is viewed as a crude...
Read moreIn the last two weeks, I have been running virtual workshops on the topic of commercial capability. These workshops formed part of a larger leadership development program which was being rolled out for both Emerging and Aspiring leaders. When I was approached by the client and we started identifying...
Read moreThis month International Women’s Day has once again prompted discussions about gender gaps and glass ceilings. It has also been sad to reflect on the setback that COVID has dealt for women in the workplace. Of course, the reasons for this are many and varied and I was reflecting...
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