Category: Opinions-Editorial
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The other side of the counter…
With the incessant flight delays, one should also step a little beyond one’s own upset and realise the following. Anyone in customer service can’t be in it for the money. There isn’t enough money in this world or the next… I had flight delays leaving Melbourne the Tuesday before my Dad’s funeral on the Wednesday […]
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It’s Journalism wot lost it
I follow politics keenly but come the election being called, the only coverage consists of polls, gaffes and photo opportunities. Every. Single. Time. Certainly the last week’s coverage has been the most boring ever: let’s talk about the gaffe again and again and again. Although this week we won’t talk about the other gaffe. Oh […]
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Eulogist’s Block
My mother’s ashes were interred today… I’ll visit her later. I probably owe her an explanation for my eulogy but we’ll let it stand. Hopefully this will suffice. Mine included my brother’s and a poem from my son. Which was fortuitous. Because I had eulogist’s block. I couldn’t think of what to say. All I […]
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The underestimation of Justin Langer
In the midst of a successful Ashes series, Cricket Australia have pseudo sacked Justin Langer. Whilst quietly backgrounding the media, they (un)decided to offer him a six month contract extension. An act that was neither supportive nor fully negative. Which in my opinion demonstrates that they’ve underestimated Justin Langer. (Full disclosure: I’m writing about a […]
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The Other Game of Leadership
Much like two million viewers, I didn’t move until it was all over. No it wasn’t Nadal nor Barty in the tennis. Nor Nick and Theo either. What stopped my pulse was the last-gasp heart-stopping draw in the women’s Ashes cricket Test. And despite the non-result, I saw an incredible example of leadership. In a […]
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Working From Home
Inspired by Anna Spargo-Ryan’s article The best and worst parts of living alone – ABC Everyday here are the advantages and disadvantages of Working From Home! The first and most obvious is the shortened commute : from the bedroom to the study. Or you could leave your front door, walk round the block and then […]
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Short Run
Again. I drew my hand close, splayed my fingers wide and pressed down hard. On my shoulder. I pivoted and turned left, facing the scorers. “Short run, ” I intoned, making sure my voice carried off field. Somewhere in the distance, a head raised and lowered. Perhaps a pen moved scratching paper, hopefully. I turned […]
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Copy and Paste
The greatest public humiliation I experienced was at the hands of an ex-wife and her then boyfriend. But that didn’t prepare me for my greatest workplace humiliation (also known as the copy and paste incident). It occurred during a meeting. I was presenting the changes I had made to an intranet to a group of […]
Andrew James Whalan 