Lawyering and Teamwork

Lawyering and Teamwork

*Photo: Team Legal at the Women in Law Awards 2019 This is an unedited version of the original article that was published in the Association of Corporate Counsel Australia’s Corporate Lawyer Magazine, November Summer Edition 2019.   Lawyers are trained to...
Conference keynote in Johannesburg 2019

Conference keynote in Johannesburg 2019

June 2019 was nothing short of an epic month. Though not just because of the usual end of financial year madness that work always brings. I was privileged to be invited to speak at the Legal Innovation & Technology conferences in Johannesburg and Sydney so amongst...
Public Speaking Hacks

Public Speaking Hacks

My friends and colleagues wouldn’t be surprised to know that I was on the school debating team. I did this for all six years of high school, and then was a judge for the same school competitions when I went to university. At the time I really enjoyed the art of a well...
Investing in your career, Warren Buffett-style

Investing in your career, Warren Buffett-style

I recently watched a documentary about Warren Buffett. It was a really insightful story that illustrated the key themes that underpin how Mr Buffett came to be the Oracle of Omaha. You don’t need to be a finance or investment professional to appreciate and understand...
Using your professional skills, personally

Using your professional skills, personally

I had started this career journal because I wanted to document and share my learnings and work insights. However, I feel the need to write about my father. Because my father is very ill. And in a really perverse way I have had to draw upon my professional skills,...