Author: Kirsty Dunphey on
6 January 2012
This article first appeared on August 19, 2011
"It's fine – all the gourmet stuff has mould on it," exclaimed a friend's boss recently.
Author: Kirsty Dunphey on
16 December 2011
Each week when we send out our weekly newsletter we're inundated with replies detailing that people are "out of office".
Author: Kirsty Dunphy on
9 December 2011
"I am staying positive," she said to me adamantly. I've been saying things to myself all day like, "it can't get any worse than this!"
Author: Kirsty Dunphey on
2 December 2011
So I got broken up with this week. Dumped. I'm even a little heartbroken.
Author: Kirsty Dunphey on
23 November 2011
I don't care how smart, talented, trained or educated you are, in your professional life time and time again, you're going to be hit with questions to which you don't know the answers.
Author: Kirsty Dunphey on
18 November 2011
I called Towns Shearing (an independent real estate agency in my home town of Launceston) today and was greeted by an extremely professional voice on the phone asking me if I wouldn't mind holding for just a moment.
Author: Kirsty Dunphey on
8 November 2011
As I write this I'm visiting the spectacular Cook Islands. We've just had a visit from the complex's handyman, as our air-conditioning was making a bit of a strange noise.
Author: Kirsty Dunphey on
1 November 2011
This morning my husband was getting my little girl out of bed as I walked past the door to her room half asleep and groggy. Moments later – tears.
Author: Kirsty Dunphey on
18 October 2011
I love a business award for so many reasons.
Author: Kirsty Dunphey on
7 October 2011
I took a moment to pause yesterday to thank Steve Jobs. I was so saddened to hear of his passing.