After 10 Years as a CDO: What I’ve learned about excellent jobs
Kate Carruthers Back in late 2024, after a decade as Chief Data and Insights Officer at UNSW Sydney, and more than a decade working at UNSW, I decided it was time to…
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2025 Reflection: Why community and kindness matter more than ever
As I contemplate 2025 while sitting in the shade in the tropics 🏝️ on vacation, I realise how precious are the networks of relationships and friendships I have been lucky…
Building a High Performing Analytics Team
Presentation at the BI Techfest Online 28 September 2021 https://techfestivals.com/bi/ This presentation mostly covers organisational and change management associated with building a high performing business intelligence and data analytics team.
Table Talk: What makes someone a compelling hire?
Yesterday I took part in a discussion at a Table Talk session for Microsoft Ignite on what makes a compelling hire. My co-hosts were Lars Klint, Robert Crane, Hamish Watson,…
Future of work and the growth of populist politics
The future of work has been an emerging issue for a long time, and now as automation disrupts traditional employment, it is safe to say that it has emerged. It…
Sir Nicholas Winton: saviour, people smuggler, hero?
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,…
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…
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…
What does Leadership look like? Leadership, sexism, and misogyny
In recent times I have been feeling very depressed about the state of things including sexism, misogyny, and leadership. But a few days ago came a beacon of hope. This…