Developing Leaders

12 September 2018

The Arc of a Story

Storytelling is the activity of telling or writing stories. Storytelling happens more often than you realise, and in more places than you’d expect. It could also be referred to as... Read more...

6 September 2018

CASE STUDY: The most targeted Leadership Development Program we’ve seen

Our team have recently concluded an 18-month Leadership Development Program with a client that we feel has set a new benchmark in developing capability, culture and alignment in an ASX... Read more...

22 August 2018

Grandpa, what did you do during the War for Talent?

The War for Talent Back at the turn of the century, when McKinsey declared the War for Talent, I was what you’d call a middle manager. An ordinary corporate foot... Read more...

20 June 2018

Authentic Leadership 101: Becoming a ‘Second Circle’ Leader

Can something from the world of Performing Arts make you a more authentic and capable leader? We think so, and we’re borrowing a concept called ‘The Second Circle’ to frame... Read more...

28 May 2018

Effective Leadership Begins With Self Awareness

  Becoming a better leader, or a better teammate, starts with knowing yourself. Self awareness is knowing what helps you perform at your very best – as well as recognising situations which... Read more...

26 July 2017

6 ways to empower leaders with an agile organisation structure

  The current wave of organisational restructuring in contemporary business means empowering leadership has never been more important. Change management techniques focussing on facilitating agile team roles are stretching leaders... Read more...

25 July 2017

Change leaders don’t believe in magic

When we decide to make changes to aspects of the organisational environment or how we go about doing business, we set out with the best and highest of intentions; aiming... Read more...

4 July 2017

How to use your talent pool to supercharge succession planning

Succession planning involves ensuring that your current success is maintained and grown in the future. It relies on a practical talent management strategy and skills gap analysis to identify and... Read more...

9 May 2017

The three biggest challenges in succession planning (and how to overcome them)

Imagine your company has had the same stable leadership for nearly 20 years. Everything’s been heading in the right direction, until your leader decides to step down. Do you keep... Read more...

1 May 2017

The best time for an executive development review

It’s executive leadership that builds the foundation of any successful organisation. Leaders are the facilitators of business growth, team direction and healthy workplace culture. That’s why the importance of leadership... Read more...

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