Many thanks to Reay Mackay of the V-M Group in Brisbane for writing this article on Effective Delegation. Delegation is probably one of the most poorly practised skills of supervision and management yet if utilised properly can be an extremely effective tool. It’s not an easy skill to develop. It takes time and patience. A [...]

Sally works as a professional carer.  Her invitations for work assignments come via her mobile phone. For the past few weeks she has been trying to spend half a day relaxing beside the pool of a close friend. However, unexpected work assignments prevented this from happening. Today she switched off her mobile phone.  She spent [...]

Thanks to YouTube we can now spice up our lives with short video clips relevant to our immediate needs. Earlier today I uploaded a short video that I shot on Woolgoolga Beach on the mid north coast of NSW in Eastern Australia. To was a perfect day with deep blue sky and lots of sunshine. [...]

Have you ever been talking to someone and found to your dismay that their attention has wandered and all that you’ve said in the last fifteen minutes has gone in one ear and out the other? It’s not a pleasant feeling. Imagine if they dropped off to sleep during the conversation!  You would not be [...]

I was standing on the wharf at Port Albert in Victoria.  It was a magnificent sunny day and the warmth of the winter sun was delightful. I was filming a boat on the river when I received a telephone call from a friend who told me that someone I had known for over 25 years [...]