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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A Masterclass in Customer Experience (From Paris Fashion Week)

Last week I found myself sitting beside a pond filled with water lilies in the middle of Paris, watching models walk across the surface of the water. It wasn’t a dream, it was Dior’s Paris Fashion Week show in the Jardin des Tuileries. The entire venue had been purpose-built around the pond, comp...

Mar 09, 2026 business strategy customer experience innovation leadership

When Your Business Becomes Your Identity

In our recent monthly webinar, we explored a topic that doesn’t get enough attention in leadership circles: The intertwining of your personal and professional identity. It’s a common founder challenge, but it’s just as relevant for executives and long-term leaders who find themselves boxed into ...

Mar 01, 2026 identity insights leadership strategy

The Power of Preparation

Last week an extreme weather alert was issued for South East Queensland. On Friday morning, I woke to conditions eerily similar to last year’s cyclone event. It had rained torrentially all night, the pool was on the brink of overflowing, the building manager was sending updates to our group chat ...

Feb 17, 2026 insights leadership learning preparation strategy

Finding Business Gold in Unstructured Data

I’m delivering on a promise I made to the Ready to Rise community late last year, during a conversation about the importance of getting your data house in order so you can maximise the value that AI tools can unlock. We were talking about the value that sits inside unstructured data sources, and ...

Feb 12, 2026 insights leadership strategy unstructured data

Vulnerability in Leadership: A Weakness… or Your Secret Weapon?

In this month's Ready to Rise webinar, we cracked open a topic that often divides the room: vulnerability in leadership. The conversation was sparked by a podcast a community member shared, where Seth Godin - a thinker I usually admire – espoused a position that vulnerability has no place in the ...

Feb 06, 2026 authenticity communication leadership vulnerability

Why We Need More Astronauts - and More Dreamers

This week, Australia named space engineer and astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg as the 2026 Australian of the Year, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. It’s a powerful moment to see our country celebrating a woman who has excelled in STEM and who dares to dream beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Katherine b...

Jan 28, 2026 australianoftheyear futureofwork leadership spaceperspective stem

Feeling the mid-January Blues?

January often begins with a burst of excitement - new year, fresh energy, big plans. But by the time mid-month hits, has that momentum already started to fade? I’m in the UK this week, where the third Monday of January is infamously dubbed Blue Monday - the “most depressing day of the year.” The...

Jan 21, 2026 growthmindset leadership momentum strategy

The Power of Storytelling

Welcome to the first edition of The Uprising for 2026! Over the past week, I’ve had the chance to connect with a number of colleagues and friends - leaders across industries, each navigating their own challenges and wins. One thread kept emerging in our conversations: the universal power of story...

Jan 14, 2026 authenticity business culture communication leadership storytelling

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

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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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