Thought Leadership
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Workplaces full of bad managers due to labour shortage – decimating businesses
Christina Foxwell | June 13, 2023Labour shortage impacting businesses across the country are having a disastrous effect on workplaces, productivity and morale due to an increase in bad managers, according to Christina Foxwell, life and business coach and prominent self-help author.
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R.E.S.E.T your thinking
Alexandra Egan | March 31, 2021Values determine how we act. What we think. Who we turn up as. The decisions we make. The attitude we bring. We are always guided by our values both in our personal and professional life. Alexandra Egan explains.
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Time to embrace workplace imbalance
Gary Martin | January 28, 2021With the festive season over for another year, if you have already resolved to achieve work-life balance in the new year, you are not alone, according to Professor Gary Martin CEO of AIM WA.
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Grattan Institute’s annual summer recommended reading list
Danielle Wood | January 5, 2021Six thought-provoking works have made Grattan Institute’s annual Summer Recommended Reading List for the Prime Minister. Topics featured include coronavirus, climate change, Aboriginal lives matter, refugees and migration, female workforce participation, and recession.
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New Year resolutions to inspire adaptability at work
Gary Martin | January 4, 2021As your return to work draws closer, there is a good chance you will be thinking about what you want to achieve in your career over the next 12 months — what to do more of and perhaps even what to do less of. Professor Gary Martin explains.
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What is the first thing that is thrown out of the window when leaders are stressed?
Zivit Inbar | September 10, 2020The past six months have been tough times for everyone, including for leaders. The emotional load is draining, and the light at the end of the tunnel is still too far ahead. Zivit Inbar explains.
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Behavioural economics in uncertain times
Peter Fritz | July 27, 2020The new edition of the Journal of Behavioural Economics and Social Systems explores the potential of Second Track processes to tackle wicked problems by focusing on several specific examples, from mergers and acquisitions, responses to the pandemic and university-industry collaborations to Pacific development, disruptive technologies and workforce transformation.
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The CEO’s guide to leading a business through COVID-19
Stephen Barnes | July 3, 2020Three months ago, businesses were focusing on growth and investment. Because of COVID-19, they are now focused on just one thing: survival – through the pandemic and beyond. CEOs are in crisis mode and are having to become crisis managers. Stephen Barnes from Byronvale Advisors explains.
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Why good culture is more effective if you keep it simple
Ross Judd | April 16, 2020Because of COVID-19 culture is a hot topic and as a result leaders are trying to improve the employee experience by improving the culture of the organization as they adapt to a new way of working.
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Antarctic expedition leader reveals how you can lead through a crisis
First 5000 | April 14, 2020As we enter times of uncertainty, social distancing and essentially lockdown, how do we lead our teams and families through this crisis?
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How to optimise your workforce with optimism
Brent Churchill | April 9, 2020The key to improving workforce engagement is changing the habits and disciplines of frontline management. It may seem like a dated concept in a world of rapid technical advancement, but managers must talk to their people to foster an engaged team.
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Making the shift from survive to thrive
Rachel Bevans | April 6, 2020When do we shift our attitudes and behaviours from survive to thrive? When are the plans suitably in place to make sure everyone is safe and well, so that we can redirect our resources to thinking about the future?
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Why we need to stop trying to turn culture into a “number” that you can measure
Ross Judd | April 1, 2020Have you thought about trying to measure your relationship with your significant other by giving it a score and then assigning improvement as a KPI? Do you think that would work?
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Reassure clients by dealing with the now and preparing for the future
Joe Perri | March 31, 2020Although many professional advisory businesses are facing a tsunami of unprecedented challenges as a result of the economic impact of the coronavirus, it’s imperative not to lose sight of the fundamentals that begin with reassuring clients.
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Decision inertia
Stephen Barnes | March 27, 2020When faced with a crisis, like the one that businesses are facing now with COVID19, a natural reaction is to stop making decisions or decision inertia. However, this is the wrong approach, it is vital more than ever to make decisions and make the quickly.