Creativity is our greatest and most sustainable resource… are you using yours well?
Dear Mavericks In early 2003, while at a conference, I was introduced to an emerging area of work – a new field of practice to me – in which a number of delegates called themselves coaches. Let me explain the provenance of my coaching. It was the early 2000’s and I...
will a robot take your job?
Dear Mavericks It is interesting to note that when one’s attention turns to something it seems to appear everywhere. I’ve been contemplating work, the future of it, as well as the pleasure and anxiety it seems to bring. Lo and behold there seems to be quite a lot of...
Global Influencer Leadership Summit
Hello Mavericks Welcome to Maverick Minds first newsletter for 2017. While the Christmas holiday season may feel like a distant memory we can remind ourselves throughout the demands of the year to slow down, take a breath, recharge and ensure your wellbeing and those...
Making the Most of Conferences!
I can't believe we are half way through November already! Much has happened since returning from the Art of Management and Organization conference in Europe. A couple of weeks ago I presented at the QWRRRN Queensland Rural Regional and Remote Women’s Network...
The 2016 8th Art of Management and Organization Conference in Bled
held at IEDC Bled School of Management Reflections on an arts-based conference and creative management school. I am currently immersed at the intersection of arts, business, management and organisational inquiry. Over the past 10 days Bled, Slovenia has been my home....
A natural way to be
An article about creativity and nature caught my imagination. It focuses on the importance of connecting and spending time with nature, which provides a “powerful antidote to the constant distraction of our digital lives”. In her article The New Science of the...
Flower Power
Given the focus of the work I do with clients, I am interested in various ways the arts, creativity, learning and business intersect. I have spent the last 10 years exploring these connections. What are the ways in which art and design educate, communicate, and...
Give a little bit
Saturday night has become something of a ritual – space and time to cook a lovely dinner with my husband and sometimes share the evening with friends. It’s an opportunity to reconnect and reflect on the week just gone, put the world to rights or simply hang out at our...