1 December, 2020

Transfer of power in a democracy

In a democracy, with great power comes great responsibility. And sometimes, a bare minimum display of decorum is all what we ask for … Over the years where each passing president has shared their thoughts and wisdom with their successors. […]
1 December, 2020

In 2020, some people inspired us

The truth is 2020 has been a pretty average year. So we’d like to recognise those who’ve done amazing work and made Australia a better place. One First place goes to the people of Victoria. Stoic, resilient and courageous in […]
1 December, 2020

Blackwhite – December

The Government of China is displeased with Australia for 14 specific reasons. We reprint these as an example of incoherent government-speak. Sometimes, however hard you try, black just cannot appear as white. Apparently Australia has erred by: banning Huawei 5G […]
1 December, 2020

This is Julia …

In one of our workshops, ‘Working effectively at APS 3–4’, a participant was reflecting on what integrity means in the modern public service. Inspiration came from our senior facilitator, Dr Julia Cornwell McKean, who was running this workshop.   The […]
25 November, 2020

All your writing has tone. Be aware of it.

Imagine you’ve sent this to a colleague: ‘Feel like a drink after work?’ And you get this reply: ‘Dear Mike, thank you for your message of 2.34 pm today suggesting that we should meet for drinks after work this afternoon. […]
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