Work

18 posts filed under Work.

2026

Aug 23 – AI and Value
Watching AI devalue so much around us - we need to change the conversation. Less about how much more we can do, and more about how we can do better – it all depends on what we value.
Aug 13 – From Waterfall to Snowball
Or how I learnt to stop fighting complexity and learned to work with it.
Aug 07 – Diversity is a Superpower
One of the things I want to do over the next little while is start sharing solutions – things I've done to solve problems, the approaches taken, and the lessons learned. Not theory. What actually worked. So here's some thoughts on building a team.
Aug 06 – The Professional Toolkit
Can you just roll up your tools and leave any more? Some thoughts on the nature of labour and higher education.
Aug 04 – Culture is Complex
One of the things I keep coming back to is how poorly we understand culture as a system – and how that misunderstanding shapes the way we respond when something goes wrong.

Sep 10 – Limits
Having some time to think in August, I spent some time thinking about my limits.
Apr 29 – A Value Proposition & Outcomes Focus
With an imminent restructure in mind, I thought I'd take a stab at starting to define what I bring to the table and what I've achieved beyond the tangible.
Apr 03 – Leading through Change
Here's my somewhat anti-Change Management approach to leading through change.
Apr 02 – High Agency
Some thoughts on an Agency Spectrum and reflecting on what agency means for me and my work.
Jan 29 – Outsource & Centralise
The desire to outsource and centralise in organisations tends to do more harm and cost more when it comes to knowledge work.

Oct 20 – Finishing
Our work to develop two fully online programs for Open Universities Australia has come to an end. Three years of work is a challenge to get your head around and try and capture in a meaningful way.
Aug 12 – Dealing with Burnout
Knowing burnout exists is one thing. Dealing with it is another. So too stopping it.
Jun 28 – The State of the Merger
A story to try an capture the feelings of working through a university merger. Based on personal experience and would differ wildly from other perspectives across both organisations.
Mar 11 – Job vs Career
I came to the realisation fairly late in life that your job is not your career. One can help support the other, but they are never one and the same.
Jan 16 – Managerial Solutions
The role of a manager seems like an odd one. Why are they here? And by extension, why am I here? What exactly does a manager do? What can they actually do?

Sep 26 – Hello blog
Some thoughts on work and how things have been faring.
Jun 18 – Work Heroics
I have a fatal flaw when it comes to work. I'm too quick to jump in and save the day. It’s not performative. It’s not for others — it’s for me. It’s a self-imposed desire, or need, to not let things fail. It's probably always been there - but I'd never really had a way of defining it before.
Apr 10 – Two to one, or maybe something new
Some initial thoughts on the possible merger between the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.