Philippa O'Donnell, Author at CourtHeath Consulting https://www.courtheath.com.au/author/philippaodonnell/ Covering every angle with integrity. Sat, 20 Aug 2016 03:22:11 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.courtheath.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Website/courtheath-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Philippa O'Donnell, Author at CourtHeath Consulting https://www.courtheath.com.au/author/philippaodonnell/ 32 32 117769735 Searchlight on corruption https://www.courtheath.com.au/searchlight-on-corruption/ https://www.courtheath.com.au/searchlight-on-corruption/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2016 08:43:19 +0000 http://www.courtheath.com.au/Current/?p=1782 What’s the best way to expose corruption?   By his own reckoning, Fairfax journalist Nick McKenzie’s exposé of bribery and corruption allegations against Unaoil unfolded like a le Carré thriller or a Jason Read more

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]]> https://www.courtheath.com.au/searchlight-on-corruption/feed/ 0 1782 Save money by keeping track of software https://www.courtheath.com.au/save-money-by-keeping-track-of-software/ https://www.courtheath.com.au/save-money-by-keeping-track-of-software/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2016 16:26:55 +0000 http://www.courtheath.com.au/Current/?p=851 A podcast about software compliance, with CourtHeath consultant, Alf Zarro. The prevalence of computers in the workplace means software asset management is crucial in modern business life. It enables you Read more

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]]> https://www.courtheath.com.au/save-money-by-keeping-track-of-software/feed/ 0 851 Procurement at the United Nations https://www.courtheath.com.au/worldly-procurement/ https://www.courtheath.com.au/worldly-procurement/#respond Sun, 07 Feb 2016 15:03:51 +0000 http://www.courtheath.com.au/Current/?p=89 The United Nations spends more than $773 million on air services, worldwide, in a year. Seven-hundred-and-seventy-three million dollars! Can you imagine the issues U.N. procurement officers face in acquiring goods Read more

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]]> https://www.courtheath.com.au/worldly-procurement/feed/ 0 89 Let’s talk about those boys in the back room https://www.courtheath.com.au/lets-talk-about-those-boys-in-the-back-room/ https://www.courtheath.com.au/lets-talk-about-those-boys-in-the-back-room/#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:49:38 +0000 http://www.courtheath.com.au/Current/?p=83 In Victoria a few years back, there was (and may well still be) a powerful group calling themselves The Backroom Boys. They were a loose coalition of public service, corporate, Read more

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]]> https://www.courtheath.com.au/lets-talk-about-those-boys-in-the-back-room/feed/ 0 83 Podcast: probity issues emailing or texting the wrong person https://www.courtheath.com.au/podcast-probity-issues-emailing-or-texting-the-wrong-person/ https://www.courtheath.com.au/podcast-probity-issues-emailing-or-texting-the-wrong-person/#respond Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:46:23 +0000 http://www.courtheath.com.au/Current/?p=80 What happens when things go wrong? The Peter Dutton text saga is the latest public reminder to us all to check, and triple check, the sender line in all our Read more

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]]> https://www.courtheath.com.au/podcast-probity-issues-emailing-or-texting-the-wrong-person/feed/ 0 80 Changing attitudes https://www.courtheath.com.au/changing-attitudes/ https://www.courtheath.com.au/changing-attitudes/#respond Sun, 27 Dec 2015 14:31:06 +0000 http://www.courtheath.com.au/Current/?p=74 Effective business practices that deliver social, economic and environmental gains from the UN Global Compact. News stories lately have been prompting us to think about the ways and means of changing Read more

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]]> https://www.courtheath.com.au/changing-attitudes/feed/ 0 74 ‘tis the season for parties and gifts https://www.courtheath.com.au/tis-the-season-for-parties-and-gifts/ https://www.courtheath.com.au/tis-the-season-for-parties-and-gifts/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:21:57 +0000 http://www.courtheath.com.au/Current/?p=68 We’ve all heard wonderful or salacious or horrifying stories from office Christmas parties – stories of drunken sex, over-abundant drugs, unwanted, inappropriate advances, bullying, discrimination and in extreme cases, post-party Read more

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]]> https://www.courtheath.com.au/tis-the-season-for-parties-and-gifts/feed/ 0 68 Win Win – That’s Social Procurement https://www.courtheath.com.au/win-win-thats-social-procurement/ https://www.courtheath.com.au/win-win-thats-social-procurement/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:19:00 +0000 http://www.courtheath.com.au/Current/?p=65 Social procurement is on the rise. It’s rising as an aim, an ideal and a practice. In Australia frequently we see improvements in government attitudes to, and awareness of, the Read more

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]]> https://www.courtheath.com.au/win-win-thats-social-procurement/feed/ 0 65 Too scared to tell – Do Victorians think it’s safe to report corruption? https://www.courtheath.com.au/too-scared-to-tell-do-victorians-think-its-safe-to-report-corruption/ https://www.courtheath.com.au/too-scared-to-tell-do-victorians-think-its-safe-to-report-corruption/#respond Wed, 09 Dec 2015 14:10:22 +0000 http://www.courtheath.com.au/Current/?p=62 Do most Victorians believe they are obliged to report corruption or misconduct? And if so, does that mean they will report it? Yes and no. In April 2015, IBAC commissioned Read more

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]]> https://www.courtheath.com.au/too-scared-to-tell-do-victorians-think-its-safe-to-report-corruption/feed/ 0 62 Making the world a better place through public policy https://www.courtheath.com.au/making-the-world-a-better-place-through-public-policy/ https://www.courtheath.com.au/making-the-world-a-better-place-through-public-policy/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:35:20 +0000 http://www.courtheath.com.au/Current/?p=56 It is possible to create a better world through good public policy, according to former Victorian Premier (2007-2010), Treasurer (2000-2007) and member of Bob Hawke’s Federal government (1983-1990), John Brumby. Read more

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