The Serendis Blog
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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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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18 December, 2022
Measuring inclusion: nine behaviours for increasing diversity of thought
In the last ten years, organisations have focused on increasing identity diversity across their workforce – that is, diversity based on people’s gender, age, ethnicity, cultural descent or sexual orientation. Boards and leadership teams have assessed their organisation’s progress on…
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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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15 December, 2022
Facing disruption: why boosting trust within leadership teams is crucial
As we embark on 2023, corporate Australia continues to face major challenges: high inflation, price rises, supply chain disruption, a tight labour market and a national skills shortage. As executive teams adapt to the changing market conditions, they must sometimes…
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8 August, 2022
What would Mentoring deliver if it was done right? A guide for program managers
If ‘pivot’ was the buzzword of 2020, then ‘retention’ is certainly staking its claim on 2022! Building a team and nurturing talent is only one part of the challenge facing people teams and business leaders. The looming question is ‘how…
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20 July, 2022
How can you prepare to drive your own performance conversation?
There is so much at stake in a performance conversation, and yet the emotions that flood our brains prevent our pre-frontal cortex from being fully operational. This makes it difficult to truly listen objectively to what the other party is…
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20 July, 2022
The 5 leadership habits that retain talent
We knew Millennials had different expectations to their parents about their workplace and career. This was particularly a concern for organisations who invest a lot of time and money to develop and up-skill their graduates only to see them leave…
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29 June, 2022
Insights from Three Harvard Legends…
Harvard University is devoted to teaching, researching and developing leaders who make a difference globally. The University is at the forefront of behavioural science and I recently had the incredible privilege to learn again from three Harvard legends: Amy Edmondson,…
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23 June, 2022
10 easy steps to build great leadership habits
Approaching the halfway point of the year, has prompted me to reflect on the many commitments leaders make at the beginning of the calendar year – fresh from holidays and the festive season and brimming with new year spirit and…
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