Sue Barrett
Sue Barrett is a Melbourne-based business and community leader, go-to-market strategist, and advocate for human-centered communication and sustainability. With over 30 years of experience in business growth, ethical leadership, change management, and social activism, she is dedicated to helping individuals, organisations, and communities build human-centred, collaborative systems for a better and fairer future.
Recent articles by Sue Barrett
19 March 2025
A letter to us all: What kind of democracy do we want?
In Goldstein, we’ve met them. You’ve likely encountered them too – those entitled, aggressive voices who seem to believe democracy is theirs to command, not ours to share. They’re the ones who stand too close, snapping photos and videos without permission, hurling insults at volunteers who dare to stand for something. They target Team Zoe volunteers and supporters with a particular venom, dismissing Zoe’s work — “She’s achieved nothing” — while tearing down everyone alongside her. We saw them during the Voice referendum, furious that anyone would champion First Nations’ voices seeking fairness. And they’re back now, bristling as community...
10 February 2025
The movement we helped build: From Ian Macphee to Zoe Daniel
I don’t know where you were at Christmas 2019-2020, when Australia was literally going up in flames and Scott Morrison was in Hawaii and wouldn’t hold a hose. I was on my couch, in the middle of what felt like my millionth existential crisis, wondering yet again: Where was the action? Where was the accountability and leadership on climate, fairness, and a better future for all of us?
27 January 2025
Humanity’s operating system has been infected
Humanity is like a vast operating system designed to run on principles of fairness, collaboration, and kindness. Research shows that humans are hardwired to work together, share resources, and build systems based on trust and mutual benefit. This is how we’ve thrived for millennia.
14 January 2025
When leaders act like dogs: A time without shame
Figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk are not anomalies but symptoms of a system in decay.