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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
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. ...
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. ...
Engagement Featured
October 17, 2018
Recruit right. Avoiding tactical traps to maintain a strategic approach.
Recruiting for one person can be relatively straightforward, however recruiting a new team can be fraught with opportunities for failure. One of the most common is being distracted by detail, when success lies in keeping the big picture firmly in ...
Balance Featured
September 26, 2018
For some people, work-life balance is simple, for others it’s more complicated, and experience shows that most people at the C-level tend to fall into the latter category. In this article, we’ll look at some of the reasons why and overview ...
Balance Featured
September 12, 2018
It’s Time To Start Talking About Mental Health In The Workplace
The silence around mental health in the workplace would indicate to many that all is well. However, when studies have shown that 45% of Australians currently aged between 16 to 85 will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime, and a...
Engagement Featured
August 16, 2018
A new look at worker engagement. The growing realisation that logging in can lead to burning out
In the last article, we looked at the traditional measures of engagement and the relationship between engagement, input and output. Now, let’s look at some studies that support a new approach to assessing and managing – the disengaged traditional...
