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Think of a traditional family company, in which leadership is passed from father to son, usually the eldest, and you have an...
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Everyone makes them but not many people keep them. So why do New Year’s Resolutions continue to be so popular? This ...
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At some of the world’s largest organisations, we’re seeing a wave of change. Why? They’re realising that investment in ...
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We’ve all been there. Days or weeks after a conference that inspired us, we struggle to stick to plans we’d made to ...
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When Peter*, a senior executive at a large financial organisation, began a coaching program with me, our conversations ranged...
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Executive Search & Selection
Highly regarded by both her peers and her clients, Melinda uses a combination of contemporary digital resources and traditional networks, working with both advertised and discreetly available positions. Find out moreAFR Online Featured
February 23, 2018
Why organisations fail at succession planning
Think of a traditional family company, in which leadership is passed from father to son, usually the eldest, and you have an analogue of succession planning as practised by many organisations for the past century or so. The chosen one would often be...
Engagement Featured
April 16, 2019
Leaders are People Too: Reconnecting and Reengaging Your Team
We live in an age of empathy and understanding. The notion of an infallible leader is no longer one that inspires confidence and a willingness to work. Instead, people long for human connection. If a leader is able to develop a bond between ...
Engagement Featured
April 16, 2019
Leaders are People Too: Reconnecting and Reengaging Your Team
We live in an age of empathy and understanding. The notion of an infallible leader is no longer one that inspires confidence and a willingness to work. Instead, people long for human connection. If a leader is able to develop a bond between ...
Adaptability Featured
April 09, 2019
Demonstrating ‘Real Intelligence’ in Changing Times
For all the talk of a paradigmatic shift in the workplace brought about by AI, there is some worrisome stagnation in positions of executive leadership. The true measure of a leader is their capacity to demonstrate intelligence and malleability to ...
Balance Featured
April 02, 2019
The Unfortunate, Inevitable ‘But’: Dispelling the Myth that Busier is Better
It is universally accepted that a healthy work-life balance is absolutely pivotal to general wellbeing. Despite this consensus among experts and corporate leaders alike, an unfortunate myth still prevails: to be busier is to be better. Here, we ...
Engagement Featured
November 19, 2018
Digital Darwinism: Survival of the Fittest Leadership in the Age of Tech Disruption
Think of a successful business leader and Bill Gates will likely top the list. The technology tycoon is more often than not a go-to choice for advice on handling technology and theorising its impact on businesses. Over 20 years ago he predicted ...
Engagement Featured
November 01, 2018
Culture for Creation: How Organisational Culture Fosters Innovation And Engagement
In past articles, I have spoken at length about cultural fit and changing work environments, so now we are taking a step back to consider the big picture – the organisational culture within which all productivity and employee engagement falls. ...
