Sir Nicholas Winton: saviour, people smuggler, hero?
Kate Carruthers The sad news of the death of a great and humble man came out overnight: “Sir Nicholas Winton, who organised the rescue of 669 children destined for Nazi concentration camps,…
Mobile and social media – what it means for business
Mobile and social media have created a new business landscape If you’re not already working out how to disrupt your business and your industry then you will be disrupted… Who…
LinkedIn and the power of networks
I used to think of LinkedIn as a boring but worthy social network for business contacts. But I was wrong. Over the years it has become a critical B2B social…
Leaders, problems, and action
“We measure a leader, not by the absence of problems, but how he or she confronts those problems and takes action.” – Rosabeth Moss Kanter There has been a long…
Annual Global CIO Survey 2014
The annual Harvey Nash CIO Survey launched in Sydney in early December 2014. This is a long running CIO survey with responses from more than 3,200 CIOs and technology leaders…
Why privacy on the internet of things doesn’t scare me
The debate about the internet of things often centres on privacy, but here is why privacy on the internet of things doesn’t scare me as much as digital rights management.…
Internet of things, data security and privacy
I’ve been attending the 36th International Conference of Privacy and Data Commissioners in Mauritius, presenting on the Internet of Things (IoT) privacy and security to the attendees. It has made…
Top women in technology 2014
Really honoured to have been listed among such an august list of women on the Smart Company list of Australia’s most powerful women in technology. (That’s a pic of the…
Politics of Social – Social Media Week Sydney 2014
As part of Social Media Week Sydney 2014 I was honoured to host a panel discussion about the Politics of Social. The panel made for a lively and interesting chat…
Australia, the gender pay gap, and everyday sexism
Sexism made explicit In the past it was easier to not notice the everyday sexism and misogyny that permeates life in Australia. But with the advent of Julia Gillard as…