by Lisa Sisson | Oct 13, 2025 | Cybersecurity
It’s a war we rarely admit we’re losing.Every hour of every day, 24/7, 365 days a year, the siege continues — digital battlegrounds humming quietly behind the screens of everyday life.Headlines erupt when a major breach breaks through — Qantas, Discord, Boeing’s...
by Lisa Sisson | Oct 6, 2025 | Leadership
No organisation is immune — it could be any of us It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in.When your organisation makes headlines for a failure in its most fundamental duty, that’s not an “oops” moment — it’s a flare shot into the sky, exposing a bleed that’s been...
by Lisa Sisson | Sep 22, 2025 | Series
Because every decision, action, and inaction shapes the risks and opportunities ahead When most people hear “risk management,” they picture endless paperwork, rigid policies, and that long list designed to keep compliance boxes neatly ticked.I see something entirely...
by Lisa Sisson | Sep 15, 2025 | Series
The Promise of What’s Next AI isn’t the endgame. It’s the opening act.In our first two blogs, we pulled back the curtain on AI — showing that behind the glow of innovation lies an industrial machine reshaping how we use energy, water, and land. We also explored how...
by Lisa Sisson | Sep 8, 2025 | Series
From Promise to Consequence In our last blog, we pulled back the curtain on AI — revealing that behind the glow of innovation lies an invisible industrial machine with an insatiable appetite for electricity, water, and raw materials.Those weren’t just numbers on a...
by Lisa Sisson | Sep 1, 2025 | Series
AI is dazzling.Every day we hear stories of breakthroughs that were once the stuff of science fiction. Algorithms spotting cancers earlier than doctors. Tools accelerating drug discovery. Systems optimising renewable energy grids. Even creative sparks — helping...
by Lisa Sisson | Aug 25, 2025 | Boards & Executives
"Tick-box culture is not risk management—it’s a leadership liability in disguise." Lisa Sisson The Wake-Up Call: Risk Management Is Not What You Think It Is Many executives believe that as long as their organisation is ticking the right boxes—meeting legal,...
by Lisa Sisson | Aug 11, 2025 | Series
Reclaiming Connection, Redefining Opportunity In the first blog of this series, we explored how countries like Japan and Thailand are taking bold steps to protect what matters most—drawing boundaries around sacred sites and fragile ecosystems so they’re not trampled...
by Lisa Sisson | Aug 4, 2025 | Series
When Boundaries Disappear, So Does Respect—A Wake-Up Call from Moreton Island In my last blog, we explored how countries around the world are tightening access and drawing new lines—not to keep people out, but to preserve what matters most.From sacred sites in Japan...
by Lisa Sisson | Jul 28, 2025 | Series
What the Global Tourism Crackdown Is Really About—And Why Australia Needs to Pay Attention Tourism is often celebrated as a symbol of connection, curiosity, and cultural exchange.The idea that we can step into another place, experience its beauty, and momentarily walk...
by Lisa Sisson | Jul 14, 2025 | Leadership
There are moments in life when we decide to step forward—to lead a team, to become a parent, to care for another life.From the outside, those decisions often look noble or even aspirational. But what’s often missing in the conversation is the weight of that choice.For...
by Lisa Sisson | Jul 8, 2025 | Leadership
When Care Isn’t Enough It’s easy to miss.In an executive meeting, it sounds like: “Why don’t they just get onboard and get the job done.”Or within a team: “Leadership made the call—we just have to deal with it.”It slips into email threads, offhand comments, project...
by Lisa Sisson | Jun 16, 2025 | Series, Leadership
A Postscript to Power In recent months, we’ve taken a hard look at executive overcommitment, governance breakdowns, and the underestimated risks that surface when bold leaders are handed influence without the boundaries to match. Elon Musk’s tenure at DOGE—and his...
by Lisa Sisson | Apr 21, 2025 | Boards & Executives
Why Our Systems Might Be Creating the Very Risks We’re Trying to Prevent Somewhere along the way, leadership took a wrong turn.In the rush to become “compliant,” “efficient,” or “risk-ready,” many organisations built layer upon layer of systems, tools, and frameworks....
by Lisa Sisson | Apr 16, 2025 | Leadership
When we see what we want to see in our leaders, we risk missing where they’re really taking us. We talk a lot about leadership—what it should look like, what we value in our leaders, and how they should show up in moments of pressure. But what happens when we strip...