Top women in technology 2014
Kate Carruthers 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…
Business plan – ultimate waste of time or absolute necessity? #startups
There is an enormous amount of information and advice about creating a business plan for one’s startup. The advice ranges from the necessity to prepare a traditional narrative form business…
Predicting success #startups
“The only major personality trait that consistently leads to success is conscientiousness.” via Business Insider In large companies personality tests and similar instruments are often deployed to provide people with…
Startup, stay in business.
The biggest hurdle facing most startups is to stay in business long enough to be successful. If they accomplish this then they have the chance to turn into an ‘overnight…
Jobs free future: Machines v Lawyers
“As information technology advances, the legal profession faces a great disruption.” Along with this disruption come serious questions for the future of legal education, legal careers, and the nature of…
Turf wars on the frontiers of the sharing economy
The sharing economy is turning into big business now, with companies perceiving a potential advantage: Looking to save money, big business dives into the sharing economy. And, as this new…
Inspiring millennials
Millennials or Generation Y have been getting a hard time in the media for a while now. They are alleged to be entitled, they don’t buy cars (which will apparently…
Trade unions and the jobs free future
Background to the jobs free future and trade unions Recently I wrote about the jobs free future, where the traditional model of a job for life is dead and industries…