I am pleasantly surprised, very honoured and slightly stunned to be awarded an Exponential Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2011. This year only 3 awards were presented. Here I am accepting the award from my Business Mentor Dr Marc Dussault, The Exponential Growth Strategist of Exponential Programs. I was attending the Business Blogging for Sales Lead Generation event hosted…read more →
Right at the start it is important to identify the difference between lobbying and advocacy. Lobbying is active campaigning of the government with the view to asking policymakers to take a specific position on an item of legislation. Advocacy is about working on activities that will influence policy. It is a consistent and persistent effort to shift perceptions through regular…read more →
Just returned from the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) Biennial Conference where I presented a keynote session — A profession at the tipping point: time to change the game plan Abstract: The nationalisation of K-12 education in Australia has the potential to have a Jupiter Effect (prediction that an alignment of the planets would create a number of catastrophes) on…read more →