An Act in Three Parts: Igniting Sustainable Platforms

I have been consolidating my thinking this year – being forced to stay home tends to sharpen your focus on the important things, I’ve discovered – and have calibrated my internal compass. This has given me a clear direction for the next decade in terms of what I want to deliver to the world.

I guess you could call this my ‘how’ stage of thinking. I’ve always been very good at the ‘what’ – that is, working out what I want to achieve – but it was time I pushed myself into the ‘how’ – that is, how I will go about achieving those goals.

My ‘how’ revolves around three fundamental pillars: igniting careers, building sustainable businesses and growing global platforms. My action-phrase for this three-pronged mission is

Igniting Sustainable Platforms...

Let me break that down into the three parts:

Igniting careers

Successful careers – those that challenge, satisfy and reward us – don’t usually fall in our laps. Even if opportunities naturally unfold for us, we still have to take action to make the most of them.

My aim is to help people stop drifting and start strategising. By leaving our career success to chance or in other people’s hands, we can set ourselves up for disappointment.

Igniting careers is about helping people find clarity around where they want to be and what they want to do, then enabling them to take action by providing steps, structure and support for negotiating the journey. Through these processes, they unlock a belief in themselves, build their impact and influence, and strengthen their brand..

Building sustainable businesses 

Business today needs to be sustainable. If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the importance of being nimble, able to adapt and tackle new challenges.

Growing global platforms 

Creating and maintaining connections with businesses and people (like-minded and otherwise) around the world is more important than ever. Bringing a large and often diverse community together requires a huge investment of time and energy and invariably depends on the tireless generosity of many.

My aim is to use my contacts, knowledge and experience to share insights, provide mentorship, create links and open pathways for others – and to encourage others to do the same, so we create global networks or platforms.

An example of such a platform is CFO Conversations, which allows finance people around the world to listen, be inspired and share a voice in a common accounting language. Also, my recent purchase of The LBD Group (in March 2019) allows me to create new frameworks and grow the community of business and career women across Australia, Singapore and London. Enabling women to have their voice, be supported whilst challenged and encouraged to continue to taking risks in their professional journey with love and generosity.

Igniting Sustainable Platforms

Knowing that this three-pronged mission is the path I’m on means I can stride on confidently in my own professional journey. Everything you see and read from me here will be part of that mission. There is a lot to see and explore along this path, so strap yourself in for a journey packed full of ideas, thoughts, experiences, tips and techniques. Love having you along for the ride!