February 11, 2019
Bankers and the Path of Vulnerability
The story of Ken Henry and the Commission is a story about vulnerability and our powerful desire to minimise it.
June 8, 2018
When the Problem is the Problem
Imagine if the water planning problem was defined as more of a dilemma: How do we ensure a healthy river supporting a…
June 4, 2018
3 Waters and a Question of Trust
A high degree of trust will be necessary to allow a frank and honest discussion on what may be the appropriate…
May 28, 2018
A Crazy Question for Water Managers
“I have always said that managing water is about managing people and managing relationships”.
May 18, 2018
What IS a collaborative mindset?
I’ve just read a couple of articles posted to LinkedIn today that, in different ways, are practical demonstrations of a…
May 16, 2018
Letting go of the need to know: an important water wise principle
Collaborative water planning requires us to not know, because it is only from a position of not knowing can we…
May 4, 2018
The Project Manager Trap Part 2
The difference between a traditional project management approach and the collaborative mindset is significant. As we…
April 27, 2018
Making Every Drop Count
It is now time for their organisations to recognise that success requires an additional suite of skills and a real…
April 26, 2018
The risk of your ‘like’ bubble
I am noticing more and more as I surf the web how my apps keep managing my feeds- identifying what I click, like,…
April 23, 2018
Making a leadership choice
If we believe we can change the situation, but need to do this with rather than to others, then we need to ask…











