Collective Wisdom: Prominent Australians on Success and the Future
- ISBN-10
- 0980776511
- ISBN-13
- 9780980776515
- Series
- Collective Wisdom
- Category
- Australia
- Pages
- 325
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Author
- Brett Kelly
Description
Collective Wisdom is a collection of 34 interviews that uncover personal understandings and experience of some of Australia's leading achievers. It offers unprecedented access to the hearts and souls of people who excel across the spectrum of human endeavour from Sport, The Arts, Politics and Business.Searching not only for clues to their success but also their wisdom. Brett Kelly asked 12 questions and their answers, though sometimes shocking, are always interesting. It is enlightening to understand how some in our society have achieved great goals and how they think through issues that are of national concern.These interviews undertaken face-to-face in 1998 include former Prime Ministers, Peter Brock, Gerry Harvey, Poppy King, Ray Martin, Imelda Roche and many others. As Brett himself says: "We have decided to terminate your employment." It's not a great start to the day, and it's one that I've got in common with many Australians. And for me, like anyone else, it was a shock, it was depressing, and it made me question just what the hell I was doing.It was not until later, after months of to-ing and fro-ing, when one contributor finally agreed to an interview, that I understood what it was I had been getting so wrong. The process of getting the interview - and others on Collective Wisdom - revealed some important things that I'd overlooked in my life so far, things that were so important they have changed my life direction. It was a pity that I had to lose my job to be able the have the time to work them out. People featured in Collective Wisdom include H.G Nelson, Hon. Jeff Kennett, Ray Martin, Peter Garrett, and Senator Natasha Stott Despoja.
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