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Choosing our reactions

May 16, 2023 | Communications

“Ev’ry action has its equal, opposite reactions
Thanks to Hamilton, our cab’net’s fractured into factions
Try not to crack under the stress, we’re breaking down like fractions”

There’s plenty of research on the cost of bad writing in business

May 9, 2023 | Strategy

There’s plenty of research on the cost of bad writing in business. The data suggests that the average white-collar worker spends around 136 minutes a week trying to make sense of poor writing.

Having a say

May 2, 2023 | Decision

In Australia, the conversation about enshrining a First Nations Voice to Parliament is heating up, with a referendum to change the Constitution planned later in the year.

What not to say

Apr 25, 2023 | Communications

Recently a visitor to Buckingham Palace was interrogated about her origins by a lady-in-waiting.

It’s not always easy to find the right words

Apr 18, 2023 | Get It Write

It’s not always easy to find the right words. Sometimes we sit with a blank screen before us, even when we write for a living.

But some tricks make it easier.

What does your workplace reward?

Apr 11, 2023 | Communications

One area Grant looks at is workplace culture. He feels he paid too little attention to how teams and organisations shift towards norms of generosity.

Overcoming overwhelm

Apr 4, 2023 | Decision

She’s not alone. Many of us feel we’re drowning in a sea of overwhelm.

I let go of something last week. Something that's been in my life for the last few years. Something I perhaps should have let go sooner. I'm not a hoarder, and I'm not sentimental about stuff. I've joined the local Buy Nothing group and have farewelled...