The Serendis Blog
29 December, 2020
New Year’s Resolutions – why we make them and how to keep them
It’s often at this time of year that we start to think about the year ahead, what new resolutions we will commit to for the next 12 months. With the routines and the daily structure of life as we knew…
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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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30 October, 2020
How a Game of Bingo Delivers Competitive Advantage
Spend enough time at any A-grade business school or alongside a successful business leader and you’ll hear this phrase: “The ability to learn faster than your competitors is the only sustainable competitive advantage” Attributed to the visionary Arie de Geus,…
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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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9 September, 2020
Build resilience by hacking your own brain
At Serendis we are working with teams and leaders who are generally incredibly engaged and with great intentions to grow and evolve. However, once they leave our sessions, many find it hard to remain on track. As you can see…
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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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9 June, 2020
What Goes Up Must Come Down
Are you finding that team engagement and motivation are currently at risk? Over the last few months we have observed an incredible amount of agility and hard work from people working across various businesses and organisations. These behaviours are leaders’…
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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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19 March, 2020
Exercising Leadership from Home 1: Webinar Series
In these unsettling times, leaders and teams are navigating uncharted waters. For many businesses profit, revenue and cash-flow runways are evaporating and working from home is the new normal, presenting its own raft of challenges and opportunities. In crises, when we feel…
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12 March, 2020
In times of crisis, consciously focusing on Psychological Safety will pay off
It feels like we are on a cliff edge, all waiting for the next piece of breaking news about the Coronavirus. Every state and territory in Australia is now affected and the numbers are rising daily.[1] High profile politicians and…
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7 May, 2019
InclusionPulse Series: Are You Creating an Inclusive Culture at Work?
Imagine this. An acquaintance invites you to come along to a social game of your favourite team sport. We are in Australia, so let’s use footy. Australian Rules Football for all my non-Aussie connections. You like this person. You admire…
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2 April, 2019
Why you need a mentor and how to get one
I have a three-year-old son. He is always asking me for a boost. He wants to climb higher in the tree, sit on the counter to help me cook, or stand on the most precarious obstacle at the playground. He…
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