Change Maker

This blog is the crystal ball of SmartCompany. Deciphering the future is lead writer Dr. Colin Benjamin, chairman of independent Melbourne think-tank Marshall Place Associates and director general of Life: ‘Be in it’ International. Colin has a professional doctorate in business administration at the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship and is widely known in marketing circles as the author of the Roy Morgan Values Segments.

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The crisis in confidence hits home

Author: Colin Benjamin on 13 August 2007

Strategic focus groups I am conducting show a growing lack of trust to find stability from either governments or financial institutions.

John Howard is far from dead: don’t write him off too soon

Author: Colin Benjamin on 6 August 2007

Will the coming election spell the end of a Howard Government? I'm not so sure...

The countdown is on

Author: Colin Benjamin on 10 July 2007

The good times will keep rolling until about March, so companies need to focus hard on sales to make the most of the nine-month window.

Confidence or over-optimism?

Author: Colin Benjamin on 26 June 2007

The latest consumer and business confidence figures in Australia might be heading north, but elsewhere in the world it’s another matter.

Don't turn cultural perspectives into blinkers

Author: Colin Benjamin on 23 June 2007

Trade seminars can be a trap for the unwary exporter when prejudices can be presented in lieu of expertise.

Affirmative inaction

Author: Colin Benjamin on 12 June 2007

Not only will we soon have more union-sponsored candidates for safe seats than at any time since Federation, we will also see the battle of the sexes.

Scratch the hype and you'll uncover some real issues

Author: Colin Benjamin on 1 June 2007

Why is John Howard trying to get elected by banging on about IR when he should be talking about how to start businesses and remove barriers to growth?