Melissa Fisher

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Celeste Liddle |Melissa Fisher |Steven Herrick

The two-party system needs to be broken‘The two-party system needs to be broken and voters’ voices need to be heard,’ says Celeste Liddle. Photograph: Michael Currie/SOPA ImagesWhen it comes to this election, I am uninspired. All around me, particularly in the aftermath of the US election, I hear panic that a Peter Dutton-led government will be our equivalent here. This sentiment fails to have an impact on me. It assumes, for example, that the government has a moral high ground.

Aug 28, 2023 | fishouthebox.medium.com | Melissa Fisher

Over the years I have started to notice patterns of problems and what they're related to. This is a post exploring those thoughts and how I tend to approach software development projects. There are lots of techniques I use, however, one of those is something that I'm calling GAM. It stands for Gaps, Ambiguities and Misunderstanding. When I was discussing it with my partner he joked and said add an E at the end to extend the acronym to the word GAME. E standing for "everyone loves an acronym".

Apr 6, 2023 | saleshacker.com | Melissa Fisher

As I write this in early 2023, buyer-side CFOs are playing a larger role than ever in approvals of sellers’ deals — which means it’s critical to know how to sell to a CFO. Trust me: I’m the CFO at Outreach, and I’ve gotten involved in approving more expenses than I normally would.