So much of what we do is done by instinct. This is especially true for the things we are good at. In complex, difficult situations, we make split second decisions without thinking through each step in the reasoning process. Despite this, we have full faith that we will achieve our desired outcome. This is instinct. […]
READ MOREThe Role of the Leader in Fortifying an Organisation
When organisations thrive, the role and effect of strong leadership is often downplayed. Progress tends to be attributed to the broader machine, with each component playing a part. It is in times of desperation and struggle that the value of leadership becomes obvious. As 2021 gets underway, it is vital that executives and managers consider […]
READ MORE2020. We knew it would be a decade like no other. It has certainly started off by meeting and exceeding our expectations. As the year hurtles towards its end, it is time for executives, employees and leaders to pause for thought. Before you stop. Sit down. Think about yourself and those around you. Work out […]
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Re-thinking and Re-Skilling: Preparing Workforces for COVID Normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped the slate clean. The parameters and assumptions which defined our old reality have been rendered, for the most part, obsolete. While we can use our work from the past to inform our endeavours to come, executives and organisations must accept that we are operating in a new paradigm. Naturally, this […]
READ MOREPutting the Pieces Back Together: Adapting to the COVID Normal
While most businesspeople accept that our future of work will be one typified by disruption, it is safe to say that a global pandemic was not envisaged. COVID-19 has done more than force its way into our plans; it has torn them up and forced us back to the drawing board. The macro-level impacts are […]
READ MOREShowing Your Steel: Bouncing Back from COVID-19
Leadership is in a state of flux. Owing to the devasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, executives and managers are having to shift their mindsets from ‘respond’ to ‘recover.’ We are no longer at a point where we can patch up holes as they appear. Some of our organisations are being gutted and we may have to […]
READ MOREThe Office of the Future: Returning to Work Post Lockdown
The easing of some of Australia’s harshest lockdown measures is a good sign when it comes to getting back to work. As the curve flattens and our grasp on the virus strengthens, the possibility of returning to normality increases. This ‘normality’ we speak of, however, is like none other before. Coronavirus has established a new […]
READ MOREA Showcase of Womanly Strengths
Men and women are different. While they are equal in their status as human beings and deserve exactly the same entitlements for doing the same job, that is not to say that different genders have different strengths and weaknesses. Coronavirus spells out exactly when women leaders are at their most valuable. “One of the criticisms […]
READ MOREPlanning for the Future in Spite of the Present: Learning in times of COVID-19
There aren’t many things that the entire world stops for, but the outbreak of global pandemic is, rightfully, one of them. Executives everywhere are having to put their plans on ice. We haven’t experienced disruptions like this since World War II. But executives can’t let their visions grind to a halt. We will survive the Coronavirus and we must […]
READ MOREWalking the Walk: Forging a Better Future for Women
Right now, talking about diversity in the workplace is in vogue. Executives and business leaders alike are making grand statements of intent about how they and their organisations want a ‘female future.’ When it comes to actually doing something, however, matters become more complicated. Here, we discuss practical ways forward for Australian organisations. International Women’s […]
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