The Serendis Blog

From Managing to Coaching – Easy to Consider But Hard to Achieve?

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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Unlocking Leadership Excellence with Leader360

20 March, 2024

Unlocking Leadership Excellence with Leader360

The Serendis team, driven by our leadership practice team, uses Leader360 to bring an evidence-based approach to help leaders assess and enhance their organisational impact. At the heart of Leader360 lies a robust framework comprising 14 essential leadership capabilities. These capabilities…

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An interview with Helen Jesse from New Forests

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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International Women’s Day 2023: how should corporate Australia really be addressing inequity?

20 March, 2023

International Women’s Day 2023: how should corporate Australia really be addressing inequity?

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) was #EmbraceEquity. Its aim was “to get the world talking about why equal opportunities aren’t enough.” And that means being clear about the difference between equality and equity: equality is giving everyone…

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Building Psychological Safety in a COVID World: Exploring the murky waters of vaccines, hybrid teams and learning to thrive in the new world of work.

21 September, 2021

Building Psychological Safety in a COVID World: Exploring the murky waters of vaccines, hybrid teams and learning to thrive in the new world of work.

Without realising it, we are all constantly managing interpersonal risk at work. This inhibits the open sharing of ideas, questions and concerns. Now more than ever we need Psychological Safe team environments where we are able to air our concerns,…

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Thriving Not Just Surviving An Ever-Changing Landscape

25 May, 2021

Thriving Not Just Surviving An Ever-Changing Landscape

One of the most (over)-utilised terms of the past year has been “pivoting”. Although the term inspires eye rolls, there is little to indicate that we have seen the end of the pivot. Whether it be the continuing impact of…

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Five Steps for Leading a Hybrid Team

25 March, 2021

Five Steps for Leading a Hybrid Team

Australia and New Zealand are not out of the woods, or the lockdowns, by any means yet, but with vaccination pathways ahead many organisations in both countries have shifted to hybrid working conditions.  Typically, this entails some team members working…

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A hybrid world is here to stay

17 December, 2020

A hybrid world is here to stay

Does this mean we have to go back to Boardroom cameras? In 2020, we have (almost) seamlessly embraced new habits of virtual communication. Whether your preferred platform is Zoom, Teams or Webex your brain has quickly adapted to the constraints…

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Generating The Essential Sparks of Creativity Whilst Working in a Virtual World

29 September, 2020

Generating The Essential Sparks of Creativity Whilst Working in a Virtual World

How can we create the sparks of creativity that used to come from the magic of being in the room together? How many of you have achieved something this year that you didn’t think possible in such a short period…

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Mentoring Relationships Prove Their Deepest Value During Covid19 Lockdown

3 July, 2020

Mentoring Relationships Prove Their Deepest Value During Covid19 Lockdown

Mentoring has proven to be the best possible form of leadership development in times of change and crisis and we have found a surprising and impactful way to achieve results virtually. Now we wait for the ‘big reveal’, where we…

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Exercising Leadership From Home 2: Building Resilience

3 April, 2020

Exercising Leadership From Home 2: Building Resilience

Following our first exercising leadership from home blog, this second blog shares an approach to help leaders strengthen resilience, so you can bring higher levels of resourcefulness to your conversations, interactions and thinking, and also bolster trust and cohesion in…

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