Lost Opportunities

My Dad was a fitter and turner, toolmaker and maintenance fitter. He was exceptionally good at his trade. Dad could make anything involving metal and would prefer to make it rather than buy it. As I was growing up and developing an interest in science and electronics,...

What do we mean by “Rich?”

This week’s edition of BRW is another of its so called ‘Flagship editions’. These editions invariable involve a list of the top so many of such and such. It was a landmark when they produced the first BRW 1000 list of the top 1000 companies in...

Clash of purpose

Therese Rein has decided to sell the Australian arm of Ingeus – the business she has built up from herself and a part time assistant to a multi-million dollar company employing over 1400 people over the past twenty years I hesitate to mention that Rein is...

Changed Perspectives

It’s amazing how a seemingly small event can so profoundly change your perspective. Two events have had this impact on me in the past week. The one that made me think about this post was actually the second event – the resignation of Margaret Jackson as...

Lest we forget

There is no greater story in western Australian culture than that of the ANZACS at Gallipoli celebrated throughout the country on 25th April. Now let us make it known right away that The Spiral Path has no interest in glorifying war. However, this is a phenomemon I...