Category: Leadership In Action

Although the bid was officially launched back in 2008 by then Queensland premier Anna Bligh, the really intense work was during the bid period of 2010-2011. It required the coordination of thousands of people from government, sporting bodies, the hospitality industry, primary schools and the general public. Here’s how many people were behind the successful […]

Australian scientist David Sinclair is co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Molecular Biology of Ageing and a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. His groundbreaking research has led to a discovery that once existed only in the realm of science fiction – a little pill that can slow the ageing process […]

THE COMEDIAN Rachel Berger Comedian, MC and author. We have no control over our politicians, the environment or the deputy commissioner of taxation. Reality is tough. Humour offers a manageable middle ground because it gives us the opportunity to laugh at reality; one Leunig cartoon generally has a more potent message than the entire newspaper. A manager who […]

CHRISTIAN HORNER Christian Horner is team principal of powerhouse Formula 1 (F1) team, Infiniti Red Bull Racing (IRBR), one of the wealthiest and most successful of the last decade, and it competes in a sport that generates more than US$1.5 billion ($1.95 billion) annually. IRBR has won 50 grands prix, four World Constructors’ Championships and […]

When Kirsty Whyte chucked in her day job to go sailing for a year, it wasn’t so she could kick around the Whitsundays or Croatian coast. Instead she paid to be an amateur crew member on board the Spirit of Australia in the Clipper Round the World Yacht race. An event that pairs a professional […]

Workplace diversity is a hot topic. Learn the stories of emerging indigenous leader Carly O’Brien, leadership coach and gay rights advocate Harold Hilman, and advocate for the deaf Drisana Levitzke-Gray. BY CAMERON COOPER   CARLY O’BRIEN AIMM, RELATIONSHIP BUILDER Carly O’Brien “For me, it’s really comforting to know that there is a genuine interest in […]

Haigh’s produces about two million chocolate frogs a year at its Mile End factory in South Australia. It takes one person to eat a Haigh’s Superfrog, but how many people are involved in making it?   Haigh’s Chocolates has been making tasty chocolate frogs in various sizes since the 1930s. From the forklift driver who […]