With a 12 year old son at home, seeing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was not optional. And yes, I admit it, despite the paper-thin, deja vu plot I did kind of enjoy it – especially sassy Rey and very human Finn. Oh but the messaging. Need a miracle? Try violence. Because while violence is…
Continue reading →It’s a good time of year for looking back and reflecting… Earlier this year I stepped down from my Executive Director role at Todd Foundation to become an independent consultant. Here is an article I wrote recently about the lessons learned in my 10 years with Todd Foundation. (This was originally published in the December…
Continue reading →I will be leaving my role as Executive Director of the Todd Foundation on April 2 this year (more on this below), so if you are looking for a really great role in New Zealand philanthropy, check out the job ad, or talk to recruitment agent Annabel McCallum from Jackson Stone. Applications close on Monday…
Continue reading →Ten years ago, when I was focused on business rather than philanthropy, it occurred to me that business leadership requires a balance between a warm heart, a cool head and a hard nose. To test this concept, I interviewed three New Zealand business leaders – Hubbard Cereal’s founder Dick Hubbard, then Telecom NZ CE Theresa…
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