As part of my board appointment to Australian University Sport I recently attended a two day university sport sector conference. I knew I would learn a lot about the sports education environment, gain valuable perspective on the organisation’s challenges and opportunities, meet some interesting folk across the sector and get to know my board colleagues. I didn’t anticipate, though, how stimulating, refreshing, strategic and more broadly relevant (to my other board roles and f

Last week the ABC announced cost cutting measures across its business units, mirroring earlier measures by global media counterparts. In recent times well trained journalists have moved into other fields in order to keep employed – public relations, copywriting, marketing. As cuts continue to be made in journalism worldwide, does content really matter in today’s business world? Last month I wrote about engagement. Engagement comes from inspiring an emotional connection – of