The Uprising

The Uprising, the newsletter for the Ready to Rise Community delivers bold insights, real-world strategies, and empowering leadership lessons for ambitious professionals scaling their impact. Curated by Cathie Reid, it features practical tools, candid stories, and reflections from global events - all designed to help you grow, lead, and rise into your next level with clarity and confidence.

As leaders, we often prepare for year-end with a clear list: wrap up projects, hit deadlines, balance the books, celebrate wins. But this year, many of us are arriving at December more weary than usual. Client demands are high, teams are tired. And with the heartbreak of the Bondi tragedy still...

Dec 22, 2025 business culture end of year readytorise resilient leadership

Rituals, Celebrations, and Why They Matter in Business

I’ve spent the past week in London, soaking up the Christmas spirit and let me tell you, festive traditions hit differently when you’re in a chilly northern hemisphere winter. Suddenly, all the classic Christmas rituals - twinkling lights, mulled wine, hot chocolate with peppermint - make so much...

Dec 10, 2025 business culture celebrations leadership purpose readytorise rituals

When Plan A Fails, let Agility Lead

I’ve always believed in the power of a well-prepared Plan B - so much so, there’s an entire lesson dedicated to it in Ready to Rise. But this past weekend reminded me that Plan B isn’t just a business strategy, it’s a life strategy too. The Brisbane Lions were heading into their 7th AFLW Grand Fi...

Dec 02, 2025 agility entrepreneurship leadership planb readytorise scaling up

Delegation - The Leadership Skill That Unlocks Scale

Delegation came up again and again in our latest Ready to Rise monthly webinar, not in theory, but in the messy reality of growing businesses, building management teams, and founder fatigue. Most of us struggle with delegation because our business feels personal. We built it. We know it inside ...

Nov 26, 2025 aiandhumanconnection aileadership digitaltransformation futureofwork leadership ready to rise

Clickbait or Prophetic - What will be real impact of AI on employment?

It’s hard to read a business article these days which doesn’t reference AI, and for good reason. It’s already reshaping how we work, live, and lead, and we’re still only scratching the surface of what’s possible. And most of those articles are forecasting enormous reductions in employment number...

Nov 17, 2025 aiandhumanconnection aileadership digitaltransformation futureofwork leadership ready to rise

Sliding Doors, Risk Profiles & the Decisions That Define Us

Remember Sliding Doors, that 90s Gwyneth Paltrow film where one missed train splits her life into two completely different paths? We all face those “sliding door” moments. A decision point. A fork in the road. But unlike in the movies, we don’t get to fast-forward and preview how each choice play...

Nov 10, 2025 leadership ready to rise risk profile sliding doors

Leading Through the AI Era

This week we had our first Ready to Rise live session, where we unpacked the real-world challenges and opportunities of integrating AI into modern businesses. Drawing from frontline experience and insights from Dreamforce it’s very clear: AI isn’t about replacing people - it’s about removing the ...

Oct 29, 2025 aiandhumanconnection dreamforce25 leadership ready to rise scaling

Momentum by Design

Last week, I opened the doors to Ready to Rise and I've been genuinely blown away by the calibre of leaders stepping into this space. But whether you've already joined or are still deciding, here's something worth remembering: Momentum isn't a flash-in-the pan moment. It's not just for launch we...

Oct 19, 2025 aiandhumanconnection dreamforce25 leadership ready to rise scaling

A Big Week, a Big Thank You, and a Glimpse of What’s Next

After months of planning and building, it was so exciting see Ready to Rise officially go live! The response so far? Nothing short of extraordinary. To everyone who’s shown up with curiosity, excitement, and energy - thank you. This is a space for ambitious professionals ready to lead boldly, s...

Oct 12, 2025 aiandhumanconnection dreamforce25 leadership ready to rise scaling

The Uprising

The Uprising, the newsletter for the Ready to Rise Community delivers bold insights, real-world strategies, and empowering leadership lessons for ambitious professionals scaling their impact. Curated by Cathie Reid, it features practical tools, candid stories, and reflections from global events - all designed to help you grow, lead, and rise into your next level with clarity and confidence.

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