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...

14 August 2018

A Better Alternative to Retained Executive Search

The way we find Talent is changing. The rapid growth of LinkedIn and the democratisation of candidate research has been one of the most disruptive forces in search and recruiting... Read more...

2 August 2018

The Power of Negative Visualisation

Marcus Aurelius & the Stoics I first discovered the ancient Roman Emperor and philosopher ten years ago. I stumbled across the book “Meditations” and have carried it with me since.... 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...

12 June 2018

Vulnerability as a Leadership Art

With HR’s increased focus on emotional intelligence, leaders are often encouraged to show their vulnerable side. But does showing vulnerability make you a better leader, or can it actually work... 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...

17 May 2018

Deloitte 2018 Global Human Capital Trends – explained in exactly 1,000 words

The Rise of the Social Enterprise The Deloitte Human Capital report starts with explaining how organisations are now expected to be ‘social enterprises’; that is, they need to gain a social... Read more...

23 April 2018

CASE STUDY: Talent Intelligence for a Global ASX20 Finance Function

The CFO of an Australian ASX20 presented us with a problem to be solved. Their Deputy CFO (DCFO) was reportedly active in the external market and unsettled, and so was... Read more...

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