Is Parenthood The Greatest Leadership Asset?

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Parents juggling both paid work and parenting were previously labelled unambitious or perhaps not as dedicated as their fulltime and office-based counterparts. Covid, if it taught us anything has demonstrated that change does not need our permission. Managers and Leaders who continue see employees through an ‘hours based’ lens versus an ‘outcomes based’ one do so at their own peril as they run the risk of being left behind.

Are You Building A Culture Of Trust?

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The impact of trust, or the lack of it, in organisations is not new. In this article Human Synergistics Chair, Shaun McCarthy explores what drives a lack of trust in remote working arrangements, and the fallout for a workforce without a healthy sense of trust amongst its workers.

LSI 1 Series: Power Styles

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Violence against anyone should never be condoned or tolerated, there is simply no room for it in this century. In this article we look how Power Styles often dictate people who have not dealt with the emotional lacerations of their past, and that their coping mechanisms can sometimes be a response to historical hurts and fears that need to be acknowledged and confronted. 

 

Great Resignation or Toxic Organisational Culture?

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For many thought leaders 'the great resignation' has divided opinion; myth, fear-mongering, a phase or simply the chance to look under the hood of our own organisations and come face to face with what keeps employees engaged and satisfied in their roles. What is certain is that ultimately great culture and leadership drives performance and minimise company attrition.

Ash Barty's Legacy Of Achievement Thinking

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As a Culture and Leadership consultant to many corporate clients, I am often challenged by leaders that having a “competitive mindset” and being a “perfectionist” are patterns of thinking and behaviour to aspire to. They cite sports people as their evidence. Ash Barty is my return serve.

Getting "Hold" Of Our Fear.

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Three decades in, this century continues to keep us on our battle weary feet. From the shock of 9/11 to the current pandemic, and now the war in the Ukraine, we continue to come face-to-face with the things that terrify us. 

In this article our Head of Consulting, Corinne Canter looks at what it means to "hold a point of tension" in order to face our fears head on.

 

Ten PLUS Years For Ian Crothers!

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An Evolution: What Organisational Success Looks Like Today

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In December's edition of Management Magazine, Annie Gray looks at what elements define success? What makes one organisation more successful than another and how has the way the business world views success changed? She asked four business leaders, including Shaun McCarthy Chair of Human Synergistics ANZ their definitions of success in our pandemic-dominated world and what expectations this is placing on today’s leaders.

 

Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better!

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It was actually Samuel Beckett who coined the phrase 'Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better'. Presumably the playwright was trying to emphasise that failures should not be seen as mistakes but rather a necessary connection to ultimate success. That the art is in the attempt, and not in the product. 

In this article we re-examine some of Corinne Canter's experiences with 'Group Failures' and how it often serves as a prerequisite to ultimate effective collaboration within a team.

Staying Present During Lockdowns

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Renewed freedoms following an upscale in double vaccination rates means that life is thankfully looking more and more like a world pre-pandemic.

But living with COVID for the foreseeable future also means enduring snap lockdowns when clusters occur locally or strains mutate.

Explore what it means to be 'present', whether it be with your kids and loved ones, work, or for yourself during harsher lockdowns.