There are major ethical and legal issues arising from the revelation that Cambridge Analytica manipulated Facebook user information. But they pale against the big issue.…
Sam WilkinsonMarch 20, 2018
Ever since accepting a bet to solve South Australia’s power woes, Elon Musk and his company, Tesla, have rarely been out of the news. Tesla’s…
Nick AlbrowFebruary 13, 2018
The great challenge of the decade for leadership is to work out how to lead rapid change; for employees, how to accommodate it. The phrase…
Peter WilkinsonDecember 19, 2017
Crisis PR & Communications Some entrepreneurs think change is easy – “I’ll lead, you follow.” For others, it’s hard; we like what we are doing,…
Peter WilkinsonApril 5, 2017
Trump’s war on media last week shone a light on its critical role in a democracy - unfettered and frank two-way communication between the people…
Peter WilkinsonMarch 1, 2017
We need to change. Russia’s mischief with the US elections is just the latest in a litany of misevents enabled by digital disruption, with its…
Peter WilkinsonJanuary 16, 2017
‘Post-truth’ has been named word-of-the-year by the Oxford Dictionary. For me, it's best described in this scathing Economist article, ‘The Art of the Lie’, written…
Peter WilkinsonDecember 7, 2016
We watch politicians as one way to learn the do’s and don’ts of communication and change management. For the second time in his prime ministership…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 9, 2016
We can learn a lot about public relations and how CEOs should manage their companies by watching politicians. Public Relations rule: The vision thing Shortly…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 19, 2016
Here’s the Turnbull Paradox: for him to think he’s the smartest man in the room, that he knows best what we want, means he can’t…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 6, 2016
Information overload is a personal battleground, for senders and receivers. Trying to work out the rights and wrongs of the Brexit last Saturday, with the…
Peter WilkinsonJune 28, 2016
Absolutely. I know this is a sensitive and emotionally charged issue, so I’ll do my best to tread lightly, but I’ve held this view for…
Peter WilkinsonApril 24, 2016
When I left journalism and started out in DIY business, fear of failure was a huge incentive to innovate. Most small businesses have to be…
Peter WilkinsonMarch 29, 2016
Do what you say you are going to do, and then some. It’s so obvious to almost all of us: parents, employers, employees. Here are…
Peter WilkinsonMarch 1, 2016
Q: Since when could Bernie Sanders, an ageing idealist who has played on the radical fringes of US politics since 1968, come within a bull’s…
Peter WilkinsonFebruary 17, 2016
Universities are now offering free online courses (MOOCs). This is wonderful for public relations practitioners, and for clever and nimble universities these present huge opportunities. For…
Peter WilkinsonJanuary 12, 2016
I think we information-pushers (public relations folk and journalists) need to be careful that, when talking or writing about new technologies, we don’t use disruptive…
Peter WilkinsonDecember 22, 2015
In the same week that Malcolm Turnbull encouraged innovation and fresh ideas, Ravenswood reacted negatively to their school captain for doing just that. In the…
Peter WilkinsonDecember 9, 2015
There's a lesson in this clash of titans for all involved in leadership and the struggle to stay ahead of disruption. Google's starting point is…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 2, 2015
Three amazing events last week: - Twitter’s live streaming app, Periscope, launched – March 26 - Netflix and cut price on-demand TV launched – March…
Peter WilkinsonApril 2, 2015
I hate watching what’s happening to where I worked for 30+ years and where my colleagues still struggle. But what disappoints me more is the…
Peter WilkinsonMarch 24, 2015
For the first time, the prestigious universities globally have been bumped down the search list by superior online marketers. It is a further indication that social media…
Peter WilkinsonSeptember 26, 2014
I’m advising a board wrestling with a restructure in the face of rapid change, plus growth: I’m comparing it with organisations that recently failed to meet…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 21, 2014
There are at least two (opposing) views on whether or not MOOCs fit into a universities marketing plan. Here is an exchange on LinkedIn that…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
We’ve all watched as video and book stores have vanished, and newspapers and retailers have struggled with the transition to online commerce. The impact of…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
Our friends in the Hunter Valley – one of the worlds premium wine growing areas – the Hunter Valley Protection Alliance are campaigning to stop this…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 20, 2014
It’s rare to find an article on gas that is reasonably objective and tells a reasonably complete story, and is comprehensible to most of us…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 14, 2014
US TV prime-time talk show host and news correspondent Katie Couric is leaving US ABC TV to join Yahoo as ‘global anchor’ and one of…
Peter WilkinsonNovember 28, 2013