Beyond the Black Stump

A podcast about learning, leadership and the limitations we impose on ourselves. The idea of the "black stump" is an Australian colloquialism, it is used to describe the limits of the mapped or surveyed area. The term seems to be derived from the practice of burning or marking a tree stump as a surveyors mark. It is also metaphor for the limits of our known universe. And it can also reflect the limitations we impose on our thinking, as this quote describes; “the Black Stump is much more than an imaginary marker – it is a fixed point in our mind, the fixed ideas that limit our thinking. It marks the limit of our comfort zone."[Ed Simpson] Each week I will be chatting with a different guest - fellow practitioners in the risk, resilience and continuity communities - who will share their history, their current context, accepted practices and their novel ideas. The aim is to provide a new and practical approach to thought leadership.

BBS037 - Intangible skills, key to future employablility and promotion, with Cheyene Marling 06/14/2016

BBS036 - Reflecting on awareness, in the rear vision mirror 06/04/2016

BBS035 - Finding the passion, and a new voice, for the future. Sarah Kara. 05/12/2016

BBS034 - Awareness and the Value of Ideas with Andrew Scott 05/09/2016

BBS034 - Awareness and the Value of Ideas with Andrew Scott G'day, this is Ken Simpson and welcome to episode 34 of Beyond the Black Stump. The podcast for the risk. Continuity and resilience communities. Links in this show I had every intention of recording live conversations at the Australasian BC Summit this week, but it wasn't to be. I actually had to miss the second day of the Conference due to client commitments. Despite only having one day at the conference I thought I got value from it. The great thing about value is that it has meaning only "in the eye of the beholder" so to speak. What value do you put on a new idea? Learning about something you did not know about. I think it is priceless, worth the effort of losing the income and the cost of travel. For me that value came from Gareth Bone's session about Design Thinking. Listen out for more on that idea in a few weeks. I would love to hear about your thoughts on the value of a single new idea. What did you learn from the Australasian Summit last week, or at the last conference you attended? Post a comment in our LinkedIn community. Value is also a theme for this week's show. We are only a week away from the start of Business Continuity AWareness Week. This year BCAW starts on Monday 16 May and the theme is "return on investment" for BC. For many that will translate to the value delivered via BC rather than a true ROI assessment. What are you doing to promote awareness during BCAW? To get some ideas of what is being co-ordinated by the BCI I spoke to Andrew Scott, Senior Communications Manager at the BCI. Plenty of opportunity to learn something and raise awareness from the various event the BCI are co-ordinating. What about your awareness? What are you doing to raise your own awareness of what other disciplines do and how they do it? Are you willing to take the Resilience Challenge, there is a link in the show notes, sign up and invest 10 minutes a day in raising your own awareness of how other disciplines contribute to raise the level of resilience. Until next week, stay safe (and inquisitive) on your journey. /episode/index/show/beyondblackstump/id/4354431