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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For years, when people asked me “so when are you actually going to space?” my answer was always the same: Every day is a day closer than the one before. It was true, but also safely non-committal. That answer has now changed. Something pretty significant happened recently. At the end of March, ...

Apr 16, 2026 foundingastronaut innovation leadership perspective space virgingalactic

The Most Important Parnership of My Life

This week I wanted to come back to a topic that clearly resonated. I had such a strong response to my recent newsletter on partnerships - their importance, their complexity, and the role they play in shaping not just our businesses, but the lives we build around them. And today, it feels fitting ...

Apr 09, 2026 leadership marriage partnerships strengths

Captaining the Ship Through Stormy Seas

In this week’s Ready to Rise monthly webinar, we paused to reflect on just how much can change in a matter of weeks. At the end of February, I was boarding a flight to London. Fuel prices were sitting around $1.70 per litre, and while there was some background noise around inflation and interes...

Mar 31, 2026 adversity leadership leadingthroughchallenge resilience

The Patient Experience is Still Analog in a Digital World

I recently had a minor surgical procedure which, after several years away from day-to-day exposure to healthcare delivery, gave me a real-time opportunity to step back into the system. This time, not as an operator or board member, but as a patient. And what struck me most was just how little has...

Mar 24, 2026 digital health healthcare innovation leadership partnerships

Why the Right Partnerships Multiply Impact

One of the lessons I emphasise in Ready to Rise is that businesses rarely scale alone, they scale through the right partnerships. The kind where each partner brings different strengths to the table, shares the same ambition for the future, and is prepared to do the work required to build somethin...

Mar 17, 2026 construction housing innovation leadership partnerships

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

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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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