I am Leon Gettler, an independent journalist, author and public speaker. My goal is to help people make better business and financial decisions. To this end, I cover topics such as strategy, globalization, leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, executive education, IT, marketing and human resources. I use plain English to explain complex regulatory issues, such as Sarbanes-Oxley ("Sox"), corporate governance and ethics.

I've published two eBooks: Congratulations, You've Been Made Redundant! represents the collective wisdom of many of us who have been through layoffs. It's a simple guide that describes what to do — and what to avoid — when you lose your job. The 9 Most Common Customer Complaints describes simple ways to keep customers and employees happy.

My first book, An Unpromised Land (Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1993) received the National Book Council Prize. My second book, Organisations Behaving Badly: A Greek tragedy of corporate pathology (John Wiley, 2005) focuses on the forces that lead smart executives into making dumb decisions. It was short-listed for the Blake Dawson Waldron prize for business literature. My third book is 10 Ways To Survive The Corporate World

I have a weekly Talking Business podcast bringing you all the business, finance and economics news – in just 30 minutes. I also provide a weekly news radio program on J-Air (87.8FM).

After 18 years as a journalist at Fairfax Media, I also contributed to The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, Boss, BRW, CFO, Smart Company, Leading Company and StartUp Smart.