
When did WhatsApp become a collaboration tool? Hint, it’s not
WhatsApp is not a collaboration tool! It’s a messaging app and it’s absolutely useless when it comes to collaboration.

Are you taking the time to reflect and consider our collective future? An invitation…
Of course it’s not easy to do when fear is so thick in the air.

#14 Weekend reads – another intense week in the news, ugh!
The blast in Beirut was devastating. You can’t imagine that happening where you live, especially if you’ve never lived in a war zone. Of course,

#13 Weekend reads – and the adventure comes to an end
The North is empty. The doors are shuttered and every day new ‘for rent’ and ‘for sale’ signs are going up. Some of the business owners I spoke with said they would be extremely challenged to make it until Christmas if this isn’t over.

#12 Weekend reads – drought in the tropics, we really going to keep ignoring that?
This year – 2020 – is a tough year for many reasons, but it’s also the year Thailand tackles its worst drought in 40 years!! I can not express how alarming it is when the wettest region in the world – the tropics – experiences drought

What’s an Infodemic? How do you manage it?
An Infodemic is when we experience an overload of information – which is usually false or unverified (non-peer-reviewed) information – and it’s a common reality during a crisis, which is why a pandemic ignites a Infodemic.

#11 Weekend reads – greetings from Northern Thailand
How can I get out in the middle of a pandemic you might ask? Well I live in Thailand and it’s been seven weeks since any cases of community transmission.

#10 Weekend reads – putting the environment back on top
I don’t know about you, but I can accept the fact we’re in a pandemic and everything that comes with it, my struggle is in the idiocy we’re seeing around the world.

What is social leadership?
A social leader takes a firm stance around an issue they care passionately about. They are driven by a strong desire to inspire change, improve lives, or they just want to make people smile.

#9 Weekend reads – have we all finally woken up to the reality of COVID19?
Surely this was the week we saw global acceptance of the huge challenges facing us in overcoming the pandemic? Of course there will always be those who doubt what is right in front of their eyes, but the majority is what matters, right?

#8 Weekend reads – and COVID19 is back to the top of the headlines
COVID19 is back at the top of the headlines, as the US witnesses flareups across the county. I’ve got to be honest. The way this is being discussed in America…

#7 Weekend reads – tentative freedom and chaos seems to be the order of the day
On the one hand, many countries opening up have citizens who have done the hard yards to eradicate COVID19, by following extreme measures. It’s not over in many of these countries, but they have a better sense of where they are, and a commitment to doing what is needed to end the crisis in their countries.

A climate leadership call-to-arms for marketing professionals
More than 11,000 scientists from all over the world came together with 25 years of data, showing us the world is heading towards catastrophic outcomes for all life on planet earth, and for humans “untold suffering.”

The human impact of COVID-19, Burmese Workers Camp, Phuket Town
A day visiting and sharing food at Burmese workers camps in Phuket Town, Thailand, end of May 2020.

#6 Weekend Reads – great progress and thoughtful content to dig into
This week, the content around #BlackLivesMatter has become deeper and more reflective. There are people across whole swathes of society thinking about racism in a much deeper way. It feels like real change is possible.

#5 Weekend reads – another intense week in the news
The news has been overwhelming these last few months especially, and then this week happened!!

#4 Weekend reads – and the craziness continues…
What a week of news! It feels like civil war is closer than ever in the US, and on the other side of the world here in Asia Pacific, slowly, slowly, some semblance of normality is coming back.

How to maximize LinkedIn’s new Featured Section
If you haven’t noticed – and there’s a chance you won’t if you haven’t put images and links in your About section on LinkedIn before – but a short while back, the visual content that originally existed as part of your About section, is now broken out into a new section, called Featured.

#3 Weekend reads – and some thoughts on depression + a global viewpoint
Hi everyone, writing to you from the end of my 10th week in quarantine, and while the early weeks saw me lost in the story

#2 Weekend reads – some articles and videos to get you up to date
It appears my first weekend reads was valued, so here we go with week two. I always read far and wide, which I encourage everyone

#1 Weekend reads – what I’ve been reading this week and a bit more
Knowledge is power, and far reaching reading habits – across multiple sources and platforms – is critical if we want to understand the world and what is happening.

What separates successful social leaders from the rest of the pack in the time of Covid-19?
This article aims to help contribute to the collective conversation in meaningful ways, and demonstrate how to serve your audience and solidify your social leadership for this time.

The whole world is communicating, what do we see, how should we be?
One of the reasons I have always LOVED social media, is because I get to watch how people communicate, across all the topics I care

18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile is free as an ebook on Amazon Kindle
I want to help in this time of crisis, and one thing I can do is offer my newly published book – “18 Steps to

Until it’s under control everywhere, it’s not under control anywhere
Until it’s under control everywhere, it’s not under control anywhere. That is the truth of COVID-19, so let’s work together!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE check your sources before sharing. Verify, verify, verify
18 Steps to An All-Star LinkedIn Profile (the book)!!! This is the starting point for LinkedIn success. You can buy it on Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.in

Ladies and Gents, let’s all speak up for equality, because it’s good for everyone
I had the great privilege to give a short speech at the International Women’s Day 2020 event in Phuket, Thailand. Organized by Phuket Been Good

18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile is here
I called my dad for his birthday yesterday and told him I was publishing a book today. He said, well that’s a long time coming,

The Corona Virus – a lesson in opinions and influence when emotions are running high
The world is in a precarious place right now. There is a lot of angst across multiple issues and fear appears to be in the

What’s the difference between employee advocacy and social leadership? And why it matters
Welcome to 2020. I’m off to a slow start, due to extended festivities around my 50th birthday (yes getting old), but I’ll never be absent

Can business keep growing and avoid climate catastrophe? Some stats
There is an article on the BBC today – Dubai Air Show: The challenges for us all in flying green – and if you read

Should I send a personal note to new LinkedIn connections?
Can we please have an honest conversation about the tips for LinkedIn marketing coming our way, and more broadly, social media? Yes, even if it’s

10 actions business professionals can take to address the climate crisis
What can I do to help address climate change? That is the question I am constantly asked after sharing information on the crisis the world

Why service and giving is the cornerstone of a successful career (and life)
Being speechless is something that rarely happens to me as a professional speaker. Imagine my surprise when I was both speechless and very moved a

A European adventure contemplating the importance of creative visionaries
I’m well over halfway through a five-week trip around Europe with my two sons, and while holidays are always a time of “brain overflow” for

Harnessing the power of social leadership and employee advocacy in the financial services sector
For the last 18 months, I’ve had the great privilege to work with BNP Paribas Securities Services across Asia Pacific, to inspire their talented employees

When did we all get so shallow, or have we not changed at all?
As the years roll on and social media marketing becomes more embedded in our lives and information gets more and more infobese, I believe we’re

Hundreds of Professional Speakers sign event sustainability pledge in Asia
A couple of weeks ago, the UN released a report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The warning is stark.

Unleash your voice, own the stage, create the future you want
It’s been an exciting launch, as 15 incredible ladies (and one gent) have come together to release the book – Unleash Your Voice – Powerful

Is there a way to deal with the trolls, the bullies and the haters online?
If there is one issue I wish I could fix, it would definitely be getting rid of the revolting people that plague the online world.
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