Seeking clarity is easier than you think, but not without a bit of effort.                           We live in a world that appears to have lost its marbles, as every day reveals more layers of lies, deception, gigantic egos, corruption and an almost universal complete lack of accountability. We somehow accept that politicians lie and at the next election our choice is always to vote for the party that appears least ...

Are the lunatics running the asylum? We live in a world of rules and regulations both in Government and business. Do we ever stop and consider what these rules mean, who makes them and why?       Were the rules and regulations created by a bunch of bureaucrats who had no idea of the real world, but instead found themselves in a position of influence and power. In their positions they are expected to do "something" and accordingly come up with ideas...

Solutions are available, courage is often not. What do you have in your organisation?     There has always been a great deal said about leadership and we live in a time now, where good leadership will make a difference to the final outcome, when we have "tamed" this virus.  I do not believe that "Good" leadership can be taught, despite the vast amounts of money spent on this pointless endeavour, but accept that I might be a lone voice in the w...

Words matter Definition of Lexicon :   a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : DICTIONARY   Dan Ariely Thanks - http://danariely.com/   The words we use, how we use them and how they are understood by others, can and do, frequently make the difference between success and failure. We live in a world of maximum communications where many people appear to be glued to one devise or another, yet all this co...

Are we paying attention to our economy ? "The track record of economists in predicting events is monstrously bad. It is beyond simplification; it is like medieval medicine." -  Nassim Nicholas Taleb During the last few months I have followed ongoing commentary regarding the state of the Australian economy. The clever people, economists, academics, think tanks ( oxymoron ), celebrities,  the mainstream media, financial gurus, reporters and television "talking h...