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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.
Machines Can Do the Work. Only Humans Can Do This.
April 14, 2026 9:10 am Comments Off on Machines Can Do the Work. Only Humans Can Do This.The goal of AI-led work redesign is not to move human work to machines. It is to ensure humans do human work.... View Article
Why AI Pilots Stall, and What HR Can Do About It
April 9, 2026 9:34 am Comments Off on Why AI Pilots Stall, and What HR Can Do About ItThe more I read and the more I talk to clients and potential clients I’ve come to the conclusion that... View Article
HR’s New Job: Redesign Work, Not Manage People
March 27, 2026 4:15 pm Comments Off on HR’s New Job: Redesign Work, Not Manage PeopleThe old Ulrich maxim, “HR is not about HR, it’s about the business,” served us well. But it no longer... View Article
Your Succession Plan Is Probably Useless. Here’s How to Tell.
March 17, 2026 3:27 pm Comments Off on Your Succession Plan Is Probably Useless. Here’s How to Tell.Let me be direct about something that most talent professionals already sense but rarely say out loud: a great-looking succession... View Article
Succession Planning vs Succession Management: Why Most Organisations Only Get Half of It Right
March 3, 2026 3:14 pm Comments Off on Succession Planning vs Succession Management: Why Most Organisations Only Get Half of It RightMost organisations have a succession plan. Very few practice succession management. And that gap, more often than not, is where... View Article
Succession Planning: Not Every Role Is Critical
March 3, 2026 9:44 am Comments Off on Succession Planning: Not Every Role Is CriticalHere’s How to Tell the Difference: The Question That Changes the Conversation Here is a question I ask every leadership... View Article
AI Is Undermining University Degrees
February 19, 2026 9:45 am Comments Off on AI Is Undermining University DegreesWhy Employers Must Rethink Graduate Hiring Since 2020, an entire generation of graduates has completed much of their education from... View Article
AI is a Capability, not a Tool
December 11, 2025 9:27 am Comments Off on AI is a Capability, not a ToolWe see exec teams floundering on AI, not because of tech, but because of culture. Here’s why adaptive leadership is... View Article
You Saw the Red Flags — Here’s How to Fix Them
December 3, 2025 11:15 am Comments Off on You Saw the Red Flags — Here’s How to Fix ThemIn the recent post, we laid out five persistent issues that frustrate leaders and quietly erode organisational performance. Here’s the... View Article
The 5 Organisational Red Flags We Keep Ignoring
November 20, 2025 11:38 am Comments Off on The 5 Organisational Red Flags We Keep IgnoringThere’s a set of recurring issues or ‘red flags’ that continue to drag down organisational performance, and frankly, it’s exhausting... View Article
