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‘Climbing Kilimanjaro’ Is More Than A Metaphor.
We have all sat through scores of strategy sessions and offsite planning days where the metaphor of ‘climbing Kilimanjaro’ is used to describe a business journey. It makes sense, right? After all, ‘a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’ – and…
Smart Signage
This is a guest post by Hollie Azzopardi from Stolen Quotes. Last Friday, we attended AIMIA’s Smart Signage Event – a forum exploring modern-day signage usage, including the use of interactive displays to enhance a brand, and the future of signage as technology progresses. If…
Is your small business ‘Investor-Ready’?
I am inspired by the energy, passion and commitment of business owners. I meet many who are looking to take their business to the next level. They want more, but they are not quite sure how to get there. Many are seeking investors in the…
How prepared is your business to meet its growth targets?
As a consulting firm that specialises in strategy + implementation to achieve growth, we have the privilege of working with amazing companies led by incredibly driven and talented people. When great leaders set ambitious growth targets, they acknowledge the scale of work that is in…
Rules of Engagement
We find ourselves in an increasingly fragmented working environment with global, mobile and virtual teams becoming the norm. Organisational culture is fluid and can be hard to define. Yet we are incredibly connected at the same time with email, SMS, social media, smartphones and iPads….
Seasons Greetings from the team at Michael Field
To our valued clients, suppliers, friends and associates, Thank you for your support and friendship in 2011. We have had a fantastic year and thoroughly enjoyed working with you and your organisation. Thanks to your continued support, our business has grown from strength to strength…
Do You Have Time?
Recently a friend posted a desperate request on Facebook for ‘more hours in the day’. “If anyone has worked out how to fit another 4 to 5 hours in every day can you let me know,” she pleaded. This really struck a chord with me as…
Secrets of Successful Networking
Networking can be a dirty word. It can conjure up pictures of nightmare scenarios: Lots of people standing in a room and nobody knows each other. Awkward! … or A room full of squawking self-promoters frisbee-ing out their business cards like samurai stars. Of course…
Sharing a Coke with a mate or drowning in the bubbles of narcissism?
Coke has recently launched a new marketing campaign in Australia encouraging you to ‘Get Together and Share a Coke.’ The campaign kicked-off with personalized name labels on Coke bottles. See http://www.shareacoke.com.au. Coke has utilised an age-old marketing strategy of personalisation. It positions the campaign as…
National Trust of Queensland
St Andrew’s Anglican Parish of South Brisbane Organ Restoration. One of Brisbane’s premier and most historic pipe organs is being restored. The 1884 JW Walker organ has been a major part of the Brisbane community for over 120 years. Michael is providing marketing and fundraising advice to…
Save the Children
Save the Children fights for children’s rights and delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives worldwide. Michael is a former Non Executive Director of Save the Children Victoria and former New South Wales council member. For more information, go to www.savethechildren.org.au