John ‘Wacka’ Williams—the caring politician who fought for the Banking Royal Commission
When Senator John ‘Wacka’ Williams took his place in Parliament in 2008, he brought with him the wisdom coming from […]
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Jim Bowler – Passing on the Message from Mungo Man
When scientist Dr Jim Bowler discovered ancient Aboriginal remains in remote Lake Mungo he had no idea it would rewrite […]
Lyn White – Animal Welfare Activist for Change
For the first thirty-five years of her life Lyn White never gave a thought to animal welfare. She does now. […]
Judy Courtin advocates for victims of child sexual abuse
Judy Courtin wasn’t the first to call for a Royal Commission to investigate sexual assault and the Catholic Church; victims […]
Florence Nightingale – Infographics Pioneer
Florence Nightingale was one of the pioneers in the use of statistics and infographics in achieving social reform. Florence Nightingale […]
Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War
The Can-Do Wisdom of Florence Nightingale – Part 2 examines the brief period of Florence Nightingale’s public life covering her […]
The Can-Do Wisdom of Florence Nightingale – Part 1
The story of Florence Nightingale’s life is relevant today for men and women who aspire to lead society into a […]
Vincent Lingiari – Savvy Leader of the Wave Hill Station Walk-off
Vincent ‘Tommy’ Lingiari’s leadership of the Gurindji people at the time of the Wave Hill Station walk-off in 1966 was […]
Rediscovering Wisdom for Solving World Problems
There is now a need for wisdom in solving world problems like no other time in our history. Can-Do Wisdom […]
Empathy and Police Work – How Ron Iddles changed policing for the better
Empathy and respect when dealing with criminals is not something the public would normally expect of a police officer. Hardly […]
Daniel Goleman on Emotional Intelligence for Transformational Leadership
Emotional Intelligence is a key element for successful transformational leadership—the leadership style to use when you aim to lead the […]
Anthony Foster – The tenacious advocate for victims of child sexual abuse
The first inkling that Anthony and Christine Foster’s daughter, Emma, might have been a victim of child sexual abuse came […]
Lou Gerstner – IBM’s Digital Transformation Change Master
If the 2016 Australian eCensus hadn’t been such a disastrous failure most people would not have known that IBM had […]
John Kotter – Leading Change Guru
When Professor John Kotter published his seminal work on leading change there was something unusual about this 197-page book written […]
John Boyd – Misunderstood Genius of Warfighting
The UN-dictated rules of engagement for the allied forces operating against North Korea were quite specific. No pilot was to […]
Copthorne Macdonald – A Journey from Emotional Immaturity to Wisdom
In many ways Copthorne “Cop” Macdonald was ahead of his time and not just in wisdom. As a social experimenter, […]
Monika Ardelt on How to Become Wise
Only within the last decade has this been possible to measure the wisdom of a person, largely due to the […]
Edmund Rice – Social Entrepreneur
Edmund Rice, a successful Irish businessman, had the world at his feet. And yet he gave away his fortune in […]
Tom Seeley and the Wisdom of Bees
What can honeybees teach us about wisdom? One person who knows is Cornell University’s Professor Thomas D. Seeley, the world’s […]
Sully: Can-Do Wisdom in Action
The award-winning movie Sully, staring Tom Hanks as US Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, reminds us of a good-news story […]