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HomeThe year of the long shot
2016 has been a year that turned the tables on all of the favourites. In sport we saw outside wins by the Western Bulldogs, the Cronulla Sharks, Leicester City and the Chicago Cubs. Ireland defeated the All Blacks. In hockey, the Argentina Men's Olympic Hockey team...
‘Trump’s wall’ can’t stop talent fleeing the US
At 6:41pm Eastern Australian time on Wednesday 9 November, within half an hour of the calling of the US Presidential election result, in came an email with a request to chat from a very highly regarded Assistant Professor at a major Californian university. "I have...
Hiring the whole person (not those gingerbread men or women)
"I recommend that you hire someone with a less-conventional story if you want the people on your team to innovate and collaborate in the way this new-millennium workplace requires." – Liz Ryan, Forbes. Next time you're hiring, challenge your thinking about who would...
Humpty Dumpty and the empty swimming pool
Sometimes life throws you curve balls in the most unexpected ways; curve balls that may change how you see the world, show you what you're made of, or give you a little bit of both. Let me put some context around that. Five weeks ago, we were having our swimming pool...
A brand new box on the org structure
In a global survey of 500+ business leaders conducted by IIC Partners, three out of four respondents (76 percent) said they didn't have a Chief Digital Officer (CDO). While a majority of organisations might not have a CDO, it's becoming critical for businesses of all...
Why corporates should take leadership on social issues
One of the top international accounting firms hosts a networking event to facilitate a graduate mentoring program that supports aspiring LGBTI business professionals. The world's strongest global law firm brand facilitates a panel discussion on how to progress...
FRAGILE: Handle with care
In the world @work it's easy to forget that people can have all sorts of other stuff going on in their life that makes them more or less vulnerable. Whether it's financial strain, stress from their past or current workplace, contending with being made redundant or...
Managing funds with a social conscience
We've got the sun. We've got the space. With renewables fast becoming big business abroad, it's obvious that the industry has huge potential here in Australia. It's great when you see a local company taking on the challenge. Recently one of my clients, a boutique...
Teaching our students, schools and the Universities how to adapt with change
Have we made any progress in understanding the needs of graduates? A growing development across the University sector has been the search for leaders who have the vision for an improved learning experience for students. From the start of their entry into university,...
Why don’t we ask RU OK every day?
Today is a day to check in with your colleagues and friends to make sure they are OK, but is one day a year really enough? In workplaces across the country people will hear "RU OK?" today. Some may think the question is invasive, others will think the person asking is...
Email tsunami: 7 steps to repel the tidal wave
Here's the thing. We have a prehistoric brain living in a digital age. Our brains are hardwired to be distracted. Wendy Cole, the iMaster of Productivity in the Age of Distraction, tells us what we can do to overcome email distractions and the lure to multitask. Here...
Lovers and Haters
Why do we delight in maligning people in a particular chosen profession? Why not celebrate their strengths, their contributions, and the economic and social good that results from people in work across myriad different sectors? And, if there are inefficiencies in an...