The Price of 30 Seconds: What Your Team’s Shortcuts Are Really Costing You

by Lisa Sisson | Dec 8, 2025 | Leadership

Have you noticed how often a simple task can trigger a domino effect—one that turns into a headache, chaos, or worse… a headline?It could be cutting corners on a function or task, rushing through instructions, ending a conversation prematurely and never circling...

Before You Rush Into the Finish Line in a Heap… Every Leader Needs to Pause

by Lisa Sisson | Dec 1, 2025 | Leadership

The Rush of December (and Why We Need to Pause) December arrives with its usual rhythm —the rush, the deadlines, the pressure to “finish strong,”and the silent expectation to pretend we’re not exhausted.But before we get swept into the fast, frantic final stretch,I...

The Silence That Should Be Ringing Alarm Bells: Why I’m Writing Again

by Lisa Sisson | Nov 24, 2025 | Risk Rebel

Earlier this year (and recently republished), I was featured in The Australian Business Journal as one of “9 Rising Australian Authors to Watch in 2025.”It was a quiet honour — one I acknowledged… but didn’t promote loudly at the time.Not because I wasn’t proud.But...

Responsible Intelligence: The Leadership Reckoning We Can’t Ignore – Part 4

by Lisa Sisson | Nov 17, 2025 | Series

The Unseen Cost of Every Click Every query. Every upload. Every “quick ask” we make of artificial intelligence has a cost — one most leaders never see.A single request might use only a few bottles of water and a flicker of power, but multiply that across billions of...

Beyond the Numbers: Why Hitting KPIs Doesn’t Mean You’re Leading Effectively

by Lisa Sisson | Nov 10, 2025 | Leadership

Leadership can be a quiet contradiction.You can meet every KPI.Deliver every report.Achieve every target.And still feel something isn’t quite right.I see it often — leaders who appear successful on paper but feel misaligned within.They’ve done everything “right,” yet...