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Posted on 06.11.11 Your ChoiceWe can control how we present! Posted on 01.08.11 EngagementDo you create an experience? Posted on 01.05.11 Find A Reason To Say YesIt's only two months since the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on the 11th of March. As quick as that wall of advancing water came and swept away entire communities it disappeared, and so to it seems to be any knowledge we have of those left behind and their ongoing struggles. Posted on 01.03.11 When Hope is Not a PlanIt's hard to think that the scale of the disaster that hit Japan was foreseeable for those involved in risk management and disaster mitigation. Posted on 20.02.11 Know What You Can ChangeWe can‟t change what's happened, but we can change what happens next. Posted on 01.12.10 The Difference Between Decisions and OpinionsThe timing was one of coincidence, but interesting none the less. On Friday the 19th of November, when the underground explosion ripped through the Pike River mine in Greymouth New Zealand, I was working with miners and senior staff at BHPBilliton’s mine at Cannington west of Townsville. Posted on 01.08.10 Meeting our ObligationsAugust 2010 marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and it is indeed interesting to see the reaction in the US to this milestone. Posted on 20.06.10 Doing Good by Doing GoodAfter working with the Government of Saudi Arabia building their disaster management capacity, I travelled to Thailand to work with the General Managers of a luxury hotel chain for Indochina. The work we didtogether focused on creating sustainable leadership and building a corporate social responsibility (CSR) platform. Posted on 20.05.10 Do it for the right reasonThe invitation to work with the Saudi Arabian Government on crisis management capacity building has been and remains an interesting assignment to say the least. My brief was to look at their current capacity across a number of levels of Government and then provide advice on their gaps and identify strategies as to how to address those deficiencies. Posted on 01.04.10 Limiting ThoughtsHow often do we think we are operating at capacity and something comes our way and we step it up a notch? Then something else comes our way and we are able to step it up another notch. It's like the standard response you get when you ask "How are you going, much on?" You expect and you get "Flat out mate, just flat out". Posted on 22.03.10 Perspective is Not a Dirty WordFor some reason it has never sat well with me when I am talking about what people take from my keynotes to suggest that perspective is a likely outcome. Posted on 01.02.10 Feeding your soulYou can't ride 800kms through Thailand over 8 days with 34 riders and not be filled with stories. Posted on 01.01.10 LimitationsSo many of us impose limitations on what we do everyday. It might be about how hard we push in training, the hours we spend at work or limiting our alcohol intake. Posted on 22.10.09 Make it ok!Do you remember the last time you thought you had found the answer to wealth, happiness or the alleviation of suffering of others? Do you recall the enthusiasm you had, your inability to sleep because of the speed of thought? But do you also recall the dismay at the lack of buy in from others around you? Posted on 22.09.09 Without ExpectationI made a fleeting visit to Thailand a couple of weekends ago. I flew in on the Saturday and out on the Sunday morning. Filling out my immigration card on returning home I was tempted to put Singapore Airport when asked where did I spend most time. Posted on 01.08.09 Total Commitment...SometimesWhat is it about energy and why do some people have the conviction to follow through and others who are stimulated, motivated and inspired switch that off. Posted on 22.07.09 Making the ConnectionI was in a briefing with a client who I had spoken for and we were constructing a full day program for his team as an extension to the keynote that I have previously delivered. Posted on 22.05.09 Time Heals All....sometimes!Walking through a hotel on the beach at Khao Lak in Thailand the other day, I was amazed to see a breakfast menu laying on the ground. I walked through another area of the hotel and found a waitresses cheque book laying on the ground. Posted on 01.04.09 Leading through CSRSigns of doing things well can come in many forms such as a request for you to expand your operations, growth in your marketshare or greater awareness of who you are and what you do. Posted on 22.02.09 Thai Kids Hit the SnowIts an indication of the strength of human spirit to find the good in bad. It surely is what gets us through the tragic events that touch our lives. Posted on 22.01.09 Hard Work is Always Worth itHow many amazing events can you fit into one trip? And when I say amazing, I am talking once in a time life type events. Posted on 30.11.08 The Second WaveAndrew Forrest, the mining magnet from Western Australia, Alan Carpenter, the former Western Australian Premier and myself spoke to a small group of resource executives in Perth last week... Posted on 30.10.08 Is Change Possible?Not for the first time in writing a newsletter do I feel compelled to write about the value of change. I had an interaction with a conference delegate early this week and at the time I was confronted, then I was provoked, then I was thankful. Posted on 22.08.08 A journey it was!I just returned from our first public "Journey of Change" program in Phuket. It was all that I hoped it would be and so, so much more. The program started when Nicole Perry who was running the Change Management part of the program rang me from Phuket airport to say the hotel transport had not arrived. Of course never a good thing to arrive in country and the first contact not be present. I contacted the hotel and was advised there was a demonstration and the hotel staff could not get to the airport. I called Nic back and advised her to grab a cab and that we would sort it out when I arrived the following morning. Posted on 30.07.08 It has to be meaningfulI was in Phuket just the other week and speaking at a conference for Optus Australia. Thailand for me these days is a very different place to what it was a number of years ago. The JW Marriott Hotel where we stayed with the Optus crew is also a very different place for me as well. You see, the ballroom in which the conference was held was our Operational Command Centre during the response to the Tsunami. So stepping back into that room brought up a number of emotions. Posted on 30.06.08 Have you seen the price of rice lately?Have you noticed the rise in the price of rice lately? Probably not, I certainly hadn't. Well, I am certainly aware now of the impact it has had on the kids at the orphanage. The price of rice has almost doubled in the last six months which, with the increasing number of kids at the orphanage has made things a real financial struggle for Khun Rotjana. Posted on 30.05.08 Behind the NumbersIt's hard not to look at the news over the last week and not be confronted by the death of so many in first Burma and now China as a result of the earthquake. I think without doubt the most confronting thing to come out of Burma is the number of deaths which could have been prevented. Prevented if the Government of Burma had allowed in the foreign aid offered by so many. Posted on 30.04.08 Message from the DeltaThe support that Hands has received over the last several months has been fantastic and without question it has truly blown me away. Almost on a weekly basis now something is occurring around Hands that literally has me sitting and shaking my head in disbelief. Posted on 30.03.08 The Importance of SustainabilityThe other week I was back at Baan Tharn Namchai with a conference for Tandem Financial Advice. We took the delegates up to the Orphanage and handed over a new truck that we had jointly funded to transport the kids to school. Longer term supporters of Hands Posted on 30.01.08 Update on the KidsOn my most recent visit to the Baan Tharn Namchai Orphanage in Khao Lak, I witnessed many things that bring perspective to one's life. When we opened the Orphanage in August of 2006, we had 32 kids who called this new haven their home. The kids had all moved out of the tents they had been living in for, well for far too long and into what has become their place of hope and safety. Posted on 30.11.07 Pioneers Create ChangeOne of the opportunities that presented itself whilst in France a few weeks ago was to work with the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime. This resulted in me attending a meeting in Bangkok to assist the UN in their attempts to develop the forensic capacity in the East Asian and Pacific area. Posted on 30.10.07 Parallels of LifeSitting in Lyon, France having just presented at the 15th International Forensic Science Symposium on the trends and threats within the Counter Terrorism area related to forensic science, I was struck by a number of parallels within my life. The audience at the Interpol |
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