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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.
There’s Not Much Between the Trophy and the Quiet Flight Home
July 20, 2026 8:00 am Comments Off on There’s Not Much Between the Trophy and the Quiet Flight HomeWhat the World Cup Exposes About Your Talent System | Part Four (read Part Three: You picked stars, you needed... View Article
The Nine-Box Grid Has No Away Fixtures
July 9, 2026 11:44 am Comments Off on The Nine-Box Grid Has No Away FixturesWhat the World Cup Exposes About Your Talent System | Part Two (read Part One: Messi and Ronaldo Were HiPo... View Article
Messi and Ronaldo were HiPo Once, Too
July 3, 2026 10:26 am Comments Off on Messi and Ronaldo were HiPo Once, TooWhat the World Cup Exposes About Your Talent System | Part One Somewhere in your organisation there’s a list. On... View Article
Busy Leaders, Broken Teams: Why Busyness Destroys Development
June 30, 2026 4:06 pm Comments Off on Busy Leaders, Broken Teams: Why Busyness Destroys DevelopmentIf you think being busy is a sign of success, think again. Busyness kills the very thing that drives performance:... View Article
What Real Strategy Looks Like Inside a Functional Plan
May 27, 2026 11:19 am Comments Off on What Real Strategy Looks Like Inside a Functional PlanA Business Strategy Guide If last week’s post landed uncomfortably, good. Discomfort is usually a sign we have touched something... View Article
Your Strategy Deck Is a Budget With Nice Fonts
May 18, 2026 12:04 pm Comments Off on Your Strategy Deck Is a Budget With Nice FontsHere is a challenge for you. Pull out your latest strategy deck, the one that took three months to prepare,... View Article
Your Org Chart Called. It Has No Idea What Anyone Does Either.
May 7, 2026 2:34 pm Comments Off on Your Org Chart Called. It Has No Idea What Anyone Does Either.I spent two days recently with a client trying to understand their organisation. They handed me a thick stack of... View Article
When Social Contract Meets Social Licence
April 21, 2026 9:38 am Comments Off on When Social Contract Meets Social LicenceA Framework for Organisations That Want to Earn Trust, Not Just Claim It There is a concept most leaders know... View Article
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
