No one is disputing the fact that leadership matters. In fact, there has never been a more critical time in history where leadership matters more than it does today. We can see all around us that right now, leaders are grappling with how they can lead with the sort of courage, conviction and care that…
This blog is a preliminary report of an action learning project currently underway. Hargraves Institute has been coaching the leadership team of an ASX company for nearly 12 months. Performance has been strong with sales and the share price higher today than October 2019. In October 2019, an executive offsite activity highlighted what was necessary…
The technology tsunami and market disruption are combining to change many aspects of work. Leaders and teams are being challenged to understand and then undertake new ways of working. The pace of change means that leaders are unable to keep up or be experts. Importantly, new ways of working mean that leaders no longer need…
How is your organisation preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution? How are you ensuring your skills evolve to meet the requirements of the future? This week the 2017 World Economic Forum is being held at Davos, Switzerland. The first key challenge is to come to grips with the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The future will see…
There have been thousands of books and lists written about how to be a better manager or how to be more innovative. Currently, I’m reading ‘Becoming a Better Boss: why good management is so difficult‘ by Julian Birkinshaw. After sharing Google’s list of 8 ranked factors that defined the really good manager at Google, the…
There are two types of innovators in organisations today. Firstly, there’s the full time professional whose job it is to deliver new products, services, R&D etc. Then, there’s the ‘volunteer’. The person who has a full time role and has the passion and ideas to make a difference, widely known as ‘intrapreneurs’. The performance of…
As the Millennial Generation overtakes the Baby Boomers’ influence, a major global shift in the balance of generational dominance is occurring in organisations and in the market place. But who are the Millennials and how did they become so powerful? What is the Millennial Generation? A ‘generation’ is a cohort born within a 20–22-year timespan…
IDA Holdings recently conducted a survey to explore what individuals and HR Managers can do to improve leadership transition success. This is an important issue as managers change roles/jobs frequently. 165 managers (including Johnson & Johnson, Lion, Fuji Xerox, BlueScope Steel, Virgin Mobile and Yum! KFC) completed the survey. To contribute to our Body of…
In the last few years there has been a lot of research on Millennials and how they’re different. However what is their leadership style and how will they lead and innovate in the organisation of tomorrow? Deloitte embarked on a series of global studies to understand the role of Millennials in business. In the first…
On a summer day in 1974, a 24-year-old Frenchman stepped onto the world stage with one of the most astonishing performances in modern history, walking back and forth on a wire illegally rigged across the void between New York’s World Trade Centre Towers, three quarters of a mile above spellbound onlookers. (Ref. Man on Wire)…