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AboutJustin Miles

Justin is the Managing Partner of our Melbourne office, an outcome focused leader with a track record of driving business performance through proven talent and organisation development practices. Justin’s methods and skills have been shaped by working with performance oriented leaders in great companies including PepsiCo, The Campbell Soup Company, Diageo, Rip Curl, Fonterra and Wesfarmers, in Australia, the USA and Latin America.
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There is no such thing as a tough decision

October 9, 2025 12:42 pm Published by Comments Off on There is no such thing as a tough decision

I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard a leader say, “this is a tough decision.” In... View Article


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My Team Lost the Grand Final

September 29, 2025 9:49 am Published by Comments Off on My Team Lost the Grand Final

Eight lessons we can learn from losing My team, the Geelong Cats, were defeated by the Brisbane Lions in the... View Article


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The Job Interview – It’s Not About You

September 22, 2025 2:28 pm Published by Comments Off on The Job Interview – It’s Not About You

Part One: Attention Hiring Managers Great Candidates Are Scarce Not just good ones, the great ones. The kind who elevate... View Article


Building Psychological Safety in Your Team

September 16, 2025 2:25 pm Published by Comments Off on Building Psychological Safety in Your Team

No Matter Your Starting Point In our last post, we explored the tandem drivers of psychological safety; a willingness to... View Article


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The Tandem Drivers of Psychological Safety

September 9, 2025 10:08 am Published by Comments Off on The Tandem Drivers of Psychological Safety

Psychological safety is often hailed as the cornerstone of high-performing teams. It’s the idea that people feel safe to speak... View Article


Applicants Aren’t Candidates

September 1, 2025 3:21 pm Published by Comments Off on Applicants Aren’t Candidates

Why So Many Hiring Processes Fail Before They Begin Overheard in a corridor the other day. A hiring manager was... View Article


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The Pie Is Fixed

August 6, 2025 11:18 am Published by Comments Off on The Pie Is Fixed

Rethinking the Business Partner Role Through a Distributive Lens In negotiation theory, “distributive bargaining” is the classic win-lose scenario: a... View Article


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Time-Blind Culture

July 28, 2025 9:26 am Published by Comments Off on Time-Blind Culture

The Hidden Threat to Business Performance In most organisations, time is the most overdrawn account. We talk about budgets, headcount,... View Article


It’s Time to Get SMART on Crafting Goals

July 18, 2025 11:40 am Published by Comments Off on It’s Time to Get SMART on Crafting Goals

I was recently working with a group of senior leaders gearing up for a strategic reset. We’d just kicked off... View Article


The Paradox of Potential

July 10, 2025 12:30 pm Published by Comments Off on The Paradox of Potential

Past Performance vs. The Peter Principle. Hiring or promoting an executive is one of the most consequential decisions a leader... View Article