The Serendis Blog

The Making of Leader360

7 June, 2022

The Making of Leader360

So often, our HR partners ask us to recommend the most effective 360 instruments on the market. In addressing their needs, we are challenged by two factors: Many of the well-known psychometric instruments that provide a 360 component, take time…

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Are Your Organisational Values Hindering Inclusion?

26 April, 2022

Are Your Organisational Values Hindering Inclusion?

To date, diversity has largely been pitched through the lens of fairness. Organisations have spent time and money teaching their leaders about unconscious bias, discrimination, privilege, and equity. The approach has been successful to deliver awareness and commitment to change….

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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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InclusionPulse Series: Are You Creating an Inclusive Culture at Work?

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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A new era in the pursuit of leadership development

9 May, 2017

A new era in the pursuit of leadership development

“Psychological agility will be the most critical attribute to succeed in a world of unprecedented volatility, uncertainty and change.” Maud Lindley, Founding Director of Serendis Despite the media attention and often pessimistic prognosis on the leadership gender balance issue, I…

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Are we facing diversity fatigue?

1 May, 2017

Are we facing diversity fatigue?

The lack of gender diversity at the top levels of our corporate world is a complex issue which is often misunderstood. Leadership gender imbalance is affected by a range of societal, personal and cultural factors and when we attempt to…

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Mentoring or Sponsorship?

27 April, 2017

Mentoring or Sponsorship?

 Is one approach better than the other to enhance gender diversity? In spite of the prolific literature produced around this topic, the lack of gender diversity at the top levels of our corporate world is a very complex, multifaceted issue…

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