Whilst talk of an economic recovery begins, there are many parts of our community which are still showing little to no improvements. This article looks at some of these areas and the widening gap between the have and have-nots.

Carl JosephFebruary 18, 2021

Competing for Good

An increasing number of Australians are vulnerable, which has been the motivation for so much effort. “This is a crisis that has struck without warning. People are overwhelmed and many people who have never needed support before are now in distress.” #antipovertyweek #socialimpact #bettertogether

Scott McLaughlinSeptember 19, 2020

Where courage comes from.

What's powerful and necessary is that I can ask these hard questions of myself but most importantly I can ask them of my team directly and I know what I will get back is their truth…

Scott McLaughlinAugust 28, 2020Leadership, Resilience, Courage

When bravery outruns capacity?

Remember that bravery and struggle can only exceed our capacity when we fail to offer or accept empathy and love for ourselves. If we want to make a real difference, we must offer this to ourselves first.

Scott McLaughlinAugust 14, 2020Leadership, Kindness, Compassion

Flying through Uncertainty

What we must be capable of seeing is a new possibility amidst the line of fire. We must be able to see which of our old paradigms are of use and which are obstructive in the context of current change.

Scott McLaughlinJuly 24, 2020

Stepping up when you can't step out!

How will we stand up for something special? Something special, like supporting the disadvantaged? “How will we step up, when we can’t step out?”

Scott McLaughlinJuly 8, 2020

The Paradox of Partnerships

So my call out to you all, as we relentlessly throw out hashtags of hope, is that before we can actually be #bettertogether, we must take stock of why that’s been so difficult, so far.

Scott McLaughlinJune 24, 2020Parterships, Strategy, Leadership

Outsourcing our thinking

When we take shortcuts, we easily lose sight of what is meaningful and important to us. This article is a brief exploration of the concept of cognitive outsourcing and the benefits and risks associated with practicing it in our lives and our businesses.

Carl JosephJune 24, 2020thinking, outsourcing, philosophy

The new rules of competitive advantage

This is the moment when competitive advantage is not marked by what you have but instead, by what you do with it.

Leadership, Strategy, MindfulnessScott McLaughlinJune 16, 2020Competitive Advantage

Strategic Partnerships #BetterTogether

As always, there are many other things to consider in selecting and leading strategic partnerships, too many to mention here. Download our guide to assessing strategic partnerships here.

Scott McLaughlinJune 10, 2020Parterships, Sales, Leadership

Where there is Hope.....

The “highly competitive”, are currently immersing themselves in that very challenge. The easy work or lowest hanging fruit is to identify those people with Hope (the forecastable “Haves”)……

Scott McLaughlinMay 22, 2020Leadership, Hope

Why people aren’t buying your sh!t!

So right now, we are looking at the sales numbers, as the economy is parted like a sea of haves and have nots and many businesses are left with a common non-negotiable, we better find out who even can buy our sh!t

Scott McLaughlinMay 13, 2020Leadership, Sales, Strategy

F#$k Start-Up

Just because YOU CAN doesn’t mean YOU SHOULD! and the super important ...Just because THEY SHOULD, doesn’t mean THEY WILL

Scott McLaughlinFebruary 26, 2020Startup, Small Business

Sun Tzu’s 13 Chapters and The Art of More

Further, what isn’t commonly known is that the very title of this work has been contested. The Art of War is considered by many to be The Art of Strategy….

Scott McLaughlinFebruary 12, 2020Leadership, Strategy, The Art of War