The Serendis Blog
11 March, 2025
Addressing the Authenticity Paradox in Mentoring
There’s a common trap in mentoring relationships that’s easy to miss. It occurs when both parties try and shape the mentee into a “carbon copy” of their mentor. This creates an “authenticity paradox” in which the very relationship meant to…
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12 August, 2024
From Managing to Coaching – Easy to Consider But Hard to Achieve?
It is 2pm and Claire has been in back-to-back meetings since 8am. She has not had lunch yet and has had to present to ExCo, meet a critical client and address a couple of urgent issues with the tech team….
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12 August, 2024
4 Ways Mentoring Develops Senior Leaders
If sending the entire executive team to a tailored workshop at Harvard Business School isn’t going to happen this year, developing your organisation’s most senior leaders is still within reach. You don’t have to look far or even outside your…
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1 March, 2024
3 Ideas from my time with Adam Grant
I was incredibly lucky this month to have the opportunity to join Adam Grant for dinner during his whirlwind trip to Sydney. Adam is an organisational psychologist and Professor at the Wharton School of Management. He is a leading expert…
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1 March, 2024
Is the gap widening between people leaders and team members’ perceptions of what good management looks like?
As an executive coach, I have the privilege to be invited into people’s minds. They share their frustrations, their moments of joy and their day-to-day experiences…or rather their perception of their day-to-day experiences. I have learnt over the years that there is…
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6 October, 2023
Better leadership: how to increase your people’s accountability without losing trust
Many of today’s leaders feel they’re being pulled in different directions. Leaders know the importance of increasing psychological safety in the workplace, of creating an enjoyable work environment and of meeting employees’ expectations of positive work-life balance. At the same…
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6 October, 2023
3 coaching lessons from our Founder
It has never been a conscious decision for me to become an entrepreneur. It is my passion for coaching that led me to head up a consultancy and then a tech start-up. Leading two businesses is a daily brain gymnastic…
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29 June, 2023
Mental agility: why it’s a must-have for today’s leaders
Organisational leaders are under more pressure than ever before. At Serendis, we’re constantly hearing – from CEOs, members of executive committees, and People & Culture partners – that their divisional leaders need to “step up”. What does this mean? Divisional…
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15 June, 2023
How workplace culture can drive – or crush – innovation
Nominations for the AFR BOSS’ 2023 Most Innovative Companies list recently closed, with the winners to be announced in September. But regardless of who makes the final cut, innovation is crucial for all organisations in today’s rapidly evolving world. The…
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5 April, 2023
Making hybrid arrangements work: how leaders can lift employee motivation and performance
Most leaders today are under enormous pressure. Aside from dealing with the demands of business-as-usual, leaders are having to think strategically, lead change, deal with complexity, and even play the role of empathetic life coach. On top of that, hybrid…
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4 April, 2023
An interview with Helen Jesse from New Forests
Described in late-March 2023 by the AFR’s Chanticleer as arguably the fastest growing fund manager in Australia that nobody knows, New Forests Asset Management invests in nature for a sustainable future. We sat down with Helen Jesse, Associate Director, Human…
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15 December, 2022
Retaining talent: are younger workers asking too much of their people leaders?
In a recent YouTube clip titled ‘How Gen Z deal with stress’, American leadership expert Simon Sinek said he’s noticed a new phenomenon in many offices. Individuals, especially young people, are finding the one or two empaths on their team…
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