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8 October, 2023

What are the key factors to look for in your organisation or even when considering acquisitions or growth This has been a recurring question arising from our recent conversations with CEOs and managers and one worth exploring further In our PURPOSE PEOPLE amp PERFORMANCE model the very first step 8211

2 October, 2023

8220 Every divisional head is well aware of their numbers 8221 the CFO announced at the board meeting 8220 So I 8217 m perplexed why so many have missed their targets 8221 However we got a different perspective when speaking with the unit managers 8220 I was emailed some

10 September, 2023

There 8217 s been a lot of talk lately about disengagement Quiet quitting is just a recent buzzword for a more endemic problem In Australia only one in five people are engaged at work Of the rest 13 are actively disengaged whilst the majority 67 are simply not engaged Disengagement

9 September, 2023

Communication 038 Candour is one of the three key behaviours of performing teams the others are Trust 038 Vulnerability and Commitment 038 Accountability It helps to think of communication in three dimensions 1 Who needs to be aware of this information 2 Who 8217 s input feedback and collaboration do

9 September, 2023

Work meetings are an increasingly controversial topic these days Some love them others hate them So what 8217 s the sweet spot In our work and research human interaction is one of the most powerful effective and rewarding pursuits But only if done right According to UNC professor Steven Rogelberg

9 September, 2023

What should the focus of a manager be How should a manager s time be spent These are questions we get asked quite often in our work Whilst everyone s role is different and the answers can vary a lot there are some common themes worth considering We have taken

9 September, 2023

One cannot hire a hand the whole man always comes with it Peter Drucker Since our last article we ve had interest in 1on1 meetings 8211 why have them how often and what should be accomplished WHY We all know a person s engagement retention and performance depend on their

9 September, 2023

In 2005 the Harvard Business Review published Peter Drucker 8217 s seminal article Managing Oneself where the father of management outlined a reflective model for human performance Managing oneself members of one 8217 s team and the team itself has been the pursuit of management for almost a century Synthesising

9 September, 2023

Working closely with two very successful business leaders 8211 Jack Bendat and Andrew Forrest 8211 taught me lessons that we have used to transform many organisations since One of them is how to think through and present a new initiative With the former it was to be on a single

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