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It’s been a while since I shared anything; I don’t think this one needs any explanation. The biggest mistake that can be (And usually is) made: “They need me.” Of course They don’t. Authority is position granted, Not personal. No one is indispensable, Irreplaceable. “They” need a boss A supervisor A manager A president An Read more

Somebody once said “you’ll never arrive”. Is’t so? I know whence I originate, But it is more hazy whereto I strive, Who, what does my destination dictate? Ambition, target, vision, objective Guide passively, providing direction. Is life understood as retrospective, A chance course only seen on reflection? Let’s suppose, for now, I live to an Read more

G’day.  My name is Lisa and I am an artist and a researcher.  I don’t however do research into the world of the artist. From 2015 – 2019 I considered my skill set honed over 45 years of arts practice, in a very different context. The resulting PhD thesis awarded from the University of Adelaide Read more

Time flows forwards, backwards and in-between, yet in a shadowed glance slows to an imperceptible pulse, a heartbeat, a rhythmic fluctuation of regular irregularity.But was that glance real or just imaginary?Is time the beating of my heart or the flow of my existence?Perhaps time is just in my mind or perhaps time is what I Read more

Let’s play with research metaphors for a while…Perhaps a journey, far from comfortable domicile,Exciting and fun, with a little trepidation,Whether ‘cross a well-known or brand-new nation.Planned expedition of agreed venue and durationOr eye-opening, uncertain, distant exploration?A novel route to an oft-climbed summit,Seeking new lands or a trip to a distant comet?I prefer the freedom of Read more

What causes our thoughts to flow is known but limited,Yet mysteries surround the causes too,Looking beyond what we make out of it,Are the realities we question so true.There our deepest fear lies, not in the question asked,But the answer we seek to make it clear.The thoughts our minds weave, a loop we have masked,Believing our Read more

The wait we go through in this life,Is something we cannot live with.We say we are working towards the future,Only to find our ways have been stuck in the past.The colours that these times carry,Never allow us to see beyond them.We see our lives through the prism of these colours.How many are there?What if there Read more

Amidst dawn’s hush, I plod the path untravelled,Searching for knowledge yet to be unravelled,Each thesis draft a trial,My journey will prove worthwhile.Hearing hymns of defeat and gain,Nothing seems in vain,For in my chest beats a steady song,Although the road ahead seems long,I seek to unearth the truth,My thirst for knowledge to soothe. Submitted by Maria Read more

Challenges in business are a given, but it’s our response to them that defines our trajectory. Looking beyond the immediate obstacle, there lies a realm of opportunity and learning. Read more