text: The event I attended was the Rugby Presentation night. As the team manager for one of the men-children’s teams (ironic since I know virtually nothing about rugby no matter how hard I try to learn the rules – apparently the prerequisite was being good at email communication), I decided that this year I would like to attend the evening.
  Father-of-a-Man-child and I tend to play tag team at these events anyway, mainly because we have the much younger Sister-of-a-Man-Child at home, and it’s just too big an impost to all go to everything, especially on a school night. Hubby had been to the AFL presentation night just a few nights earlier, so it seemed fair to share the load.
  The night was really like any sporting presentation night. A great compilation video to open the night, followed by Coaches awards for each year level (best player, most improved, etc), gifts presented to coaches, recognition for the all important 1st team (this is predominantly made up of year 12’s and other boys who excel in the sport), and special awards.
  No doubt since I hadn’t attended one before I probably enjoyed it more than many. I doubt the format changes year in, year out. As some of you would know, the end of year primary school concert, as gorgeous as it is, loses some of it’s joy by the time you’ve attended four or five of them, and you know you’ve got another 10 to go with your daughter following your sons through the school!!!
  But we digress – back to the rugby evening. My overwhelming sense of the night was that it really was a true celebration of boys. Collectively they represented a wonderful display of teamwork, mateship, determination, and dedication by both coaches and students alike. Many of the coaches referred to watching the boys progress over the year as they grew into young men, witness to the ever-changing physical and emotional rollercoaster that is adolescence. Some were very frank about the challenges of coaching the boys, particularly at certain ages when they are more anti-authoritarian, but even then, you could tell they enjoyed the challenge and delighted in the development of the boys and what they had achieved throughout the season.
  Above all, I also got an amazing sense of the bond they all shared through their love of the game of rugby. It was quite a contagious feeling, and made me pleased to be playing even a very minor part in the sport. It also gave me an insight into Father-of-a-man-child’s passion for the local AFL footy club of which he is President. It takes up way too much of his time, but now I think I can understand why he just can’t get enough of the club.
  For us, we love that both of our men-children are active in sport. Be it AFL, Rugby or Rowing, what became clear for me is the importance for them to be part of a team, to do their best, to enjoy the pursuit of sporting excellence, to put in the effort to get the reward, and to have fun whatever the result. And above all, to just be boys, becoming young men, playing sport, with all the stuff that goes with it. 🙂
  Read more about being a Mother in a Man’s world here, reflecting on the book “He’ll be OK, by Celia Lashlie”.
  
  It’s fair to say to I was pretty pleased with myself to finally self-publish my book recently, via Amazon’s publishing services, which offers on demand digital printing. It’s a very cost effective model for a fledgling author, and very 2018 quite frankly.
  I have been overwhelmed by the response to the book to date, and the support and encouragement from family, friends, colleagues, business associates and my extended networks.
  I have learned how hard the world of publicity is, but thankfully I have tenacity in spades, so “no” is not really in my vocab. I now understand that “nagging” is a thing in the world of PR, and can actually be quite successful. Actually it’s also a skill I honed with the men-children and now their teenage sister, so who knew it would be so useful in later years.
  Amongst some great little PR wins along the way, I have to say I just achieved my best result to date – my book is currently being stocked in Readings bookstores in Carlton and Hawthorn. For anyone who lives in Melbourne, you will know it’s a well known independent retailer of books et al, and a truly iconic Melbourne brand. It’s more than just a bookshop, it’s a destination, and the fact that they have survived the online disruption of the book industry speaks volumes about their brand.
  So if you haven’t yet bought a copy of my book, and you’d like to purchase a copy, I know there are a small number waiting patiently on the shelves in two awesome bookshops in Melbourne!! Of course, I am hoping there will be a rush to Mother’s Day – what better gift for the Mum in your life?
  So here’s to the lovely buyers at Readings, thanks so much for your support. Here’s a bit of PR right back at you!
  
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  Sauber CEO Monisha Kaltenborn has moved one step closer towards becoming the first-ever female Team Principal in Formula 1 history, with team founder Peter Sauber today announcing that he had awarded her a one-third stake in his eponymous team.
  Indian-born and Austrian-raised Kaltenborn has been a figurehead in the Sauber F1 team since 2000, when her initial involvement was as a legal representative for the Fritz Kaiser Group, a minor shareholder in the team in the late 1990s.
  She headed the Swiss team’s legal department following Kaiser’s departure that year, and in 2001 she was appointed to the team’s management board.
  In early 2010 – following the team’s return to ‘independent’ status when BMW pulled out of the sport – she was promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer.
  “When BMW pulled out of Formula One in 2009, Monisha Kaltenborn was instrumental in the team’s survival and since then she has been doing outstanding work in her capacity as CEO,” team founder Peter Sauber said in today’s announcement.
  “Transferring one third of the stake to her represents an important step for me in providing continuity. My desire is to ensure that the company continues to be led as I would want over the long term,” the 68-year-old added, hinting that he intends to relinquish his role as Team Principal in the near future.
  “Monisha Kaltenborn and my son Alex, who joined the company as Marketing Director in 2010 and has since also been a member of the Board of Management, both embrace this aim. It means we can offer our employees a positive outlook for the future.”
  “For me this step is a mark of the greatest possible trust, which I will do everything in my power to justify,” Kaltenborn added.
  
  Still wanted: an Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. This Want Ad remains, at least as of this writing, valid as the U.S. still needs a leader for the interagency process.