The Serendis Blog

What would Mentoring deliver if it was done right? A guide for program managers

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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How can you prepare to drive your own performance conversation?

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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The 5 leadership habits that retain talent

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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Insights from Three Harvard Legends…

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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10 easy steps to build great leadership habits

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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The three ways our brains hijack us AND what the science tells us you can do about it!

23 June, 2022

The three ways our brains hijack us AND what the science tells us you can do about it!

Do you feel like you have less and less time and more and more to deliver? It’s true, the fast pace, highly competitive environment we all work in demands more and more self control, efficacy and brain performance.  Ok! Now…

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Leveraging technology to succeed in a hybrid world

7 June, 2022

Leveraging technology to succeed in a hybrid world

At Serendis, our passion is to create agile, mindful and inclusive leadership cultures. For many years, we were driven by the idea that disruption and change was upon us, and we wanted to support leaders to face ‘the challenges of…

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Do What You Love...But In The Right Context!

24 August, 2021

Do What You Love…But In The Right Context!

One Common Thread of Great Leadership What do Jacinda Arden and Elon Musk have in common? Not much at first glance, I will concede. What about Satya Nadella, Angela Merkel or Richard Branson? These public figures have significantly different personalities,…

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I Was Sitting COVID Out: Supporting Returning Parents in 2021

27 July, 2021

I Was Sitting COVID Out: Supporting Returning Parents in 2021

I went on parental leave in March 2020. At my last work event, a speech I was giving for an International Women’s Day event, I remember the host asking, “Do you mind shaking hands?” We all know our version of…

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Why you need a mentor and how to get one

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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