01 Jun Negotiation in Real Life – Episode 16 – Elaine Abery, Unravelling Red Tape – negotiating with government
Thanks Nicole Davidson for a fun and interesting discussion about negotiating in real life, with government ...
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03 May Regulatory Failure
Public policy describes government decisions. Like most processes, it comes with its own particular terminology. I have discussed some of this terminology in previous columns. Today, let’s discuss “regulatory failure”, another public policy term. Regulatory failure admits that government gets its decisions wrong sometimes. Let’s start by...
22 Apr Developing Policy and Position Statements
Another fabulous Associations Forum National Conference for 2022! It was my privilege to be invited to present on "Developing Policy and Position Statements", together with Dr Daniel Mulino and Dr Joe Power, very competently chaired by Bernard Rupasinghe. Thank you to the attendees for your great, insightful...
07 Apr The Golden Key
Dear Here to Help, I really struggle to understand government, how it works, and how to engage with government. Is there some kind of “golden bullet” that gets the attention of government? Thank you for your query. There are, indeed, some key phrases that can help you better...
31 Mar Reversing Poor Budget Decisions
I had been told that it is not possible to reverse a government Budget decision. Today, we discuss how to undo a poor government Budget decision. I am passionate about helping professional associations, industry associations and small and medium size businesses obtain better results from government. Please...
04 Mar English or Government-ish?
Dear Here to Help, As a small business owner, I interact with government. I find these interactions complex and confusing – in particular the words they use sound like a foreign language. What do their words mean? Why don’t they seem to understand my communications with them? Do you...
16 Feb Engaging With Government
Here is a one minute video about how Unravelling Red Tape can help you engage better with government to improve outcomes for you, your business and/or your industry. I am passionate about helping professional associations, industry associations and small and medium size businesses obtain better results...
08 Feb Covid Confusion
Dear Here to Help, I tested positive for covid a few days ago and received a letter from the NSW government, which says “this notice confirms that you were required to self-isolate from 11-01-2022 to 19-01-2022… You may leave isolation if you do not have a...
06 Jan Squeaky Wheel
I was talking with two parents of children with disability and the subject turned to the NDIS. Parent A (let’s call her Jane) – I’m so pleased I finally got my daughter officially recognised as being on the autism spectrum and we have qualified for NDIS...
07 Dec Whose Responsibility Anyhow?
Dear Here to Help, A couple of years ago, in summer, there was a massive seaweed event on my local beach. The weather was really hot and the seaweed started rotting, attracting flies and smelling after a couple of days. The Council did nothing! We complained...