by Margie | Oct 5, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Lead Purposefully, Speak Bravely
Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with former Australian Prime Minister John Howard. We were both keynote speakers at the same conference and ended up having time together between speeches and afterward at a reception. Like every political leader,...
by Margie | Jul 25, 2013 | Build Resilience, Work Courageously
Earlier this week I had the rather odd experience of learning that one of my Forbes columns had been plagiarized… by a school principal. While I must admit to feeling a bit flattered that an educator – whose grammar is likely far superior to my own – found my words...
by Margie | Apr 8, 2013 | Live Passionately
Today the world lost one of the most iconic, formidable and courageous leaders of the 20th Century. There are many things the world came to admire about Margaret Thatcher, the daughter of a shopkeeper whose sense of purpose to make a difference paved her way...
by Margie | Jan 23, 2013 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
(Reprinted from my CourageWorks column in Forbes magazine) None of us are immune to the same temptations that Armstrong succumbed to. As self-serving, deceitful and cowardly as his behaviour has been, it’s also very human. The discovery of Lance Armstrong’s drug...
by Margie | Sep 21, 2012 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
I’ve been pretty stretched the last few months between finishing my new book, speaking a conferences across the globe, and juggling (and dropping) the many balls of every busy mother. So earlier this week, when I was asked to do a segment on The Morning Show...