4 leadership principles that children understand better than adults
On 22nd October, 2018, I was invited to speak at my old school - Trinity Grammar School in Sydney, on the topic of leadership. Most talks of this nature set up adults as learned superiors. But given the lack of inspiring adult leaders, it got me thinking - maybe children intuitively know what leadership is?Here's a transcript of my speech.
Australia, we have a problem when we can’t look ourselves in the mirror
After witnessing an incident of racism and misogyny in public, and mentioning it on Twitter, I was called an "ingrate" and told to leave Australia. But, surely nothing indicates a love of country more than a desire to improve it. Imagine a place where we listened to what people said, rather than where they had come from, or the type of surname they had. That’s a country worth aspiring to.
This is what Mark Colvin’s life taught me about perspective
“I’m hoping everything will be brighter by April. Stay in touch.” Less than 2 months after sending me this message, Mark Colvin passed away. Mark taught me many things, but perhaps the most crucial was this: The world does not revolve around my desire to help others.
YEAR IN REVIEW: OUR BIGGEST YEAR YET
In the coming years, we’ll look back at 2016 fondly. It was a tough year, we fought hard, and made some mistakes too. But on balance, 2016 was a year when OIC Cambodia took huge steps towards no longer being no longer a baby. In 2016, we learnt to walk.
This is why musical instruments will always trumpet iPads
Playing a musical instrument could be just about the best thing your child can do. And I should know - giving up music is one of my biggest regrets.Given the choice of placing an iPad or a flute in the hands of your child, the instrument would have to be the better option.