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Playing Up To Your Strengths

Recently I went out for lunch with my extended family to a relatively well known pub in Brisbane. Not the flashiest joint going around, however there is a massive play area and games room for the kids which meant I could have a few hours of “passive parenting” and enjoy a beer. All in all,

The Year of the Internal Promotion

The past four or so months have seen some of the biggest moves at an executive level that I have seen in years. These moves have covered both business, government and social institutions and they will have a massive impact on the global economy over the next five years. The changes that I am going

Behaviour Counts

Swimming Australia is in turmoil at the moment – there is no other way to put it. An eight month investigation into the performance of our swim team following the London Olympics has seen damning evidence released on the internal behaviours and culture of some of our elite athletes. The accusations include bullying, substance abuse

Productivity & Profit – The importance of understanding the Total Employee Experience to improve business performance.

A key challenge for many organisations is creating a highly productive workforce and retaining this talent. Research consistently demonstrates that organisations with an engaged and committed workforce have higher productivity and profitability, lower turnover and higher customer satisfaction and retention levels. It is possible for all organisations to achieve this. First, let’s properly understand the

A Sunday Read

I was flicking through the Sunday newspaper yesterday and I was struck by two articles that really resonated. The first was an article by Rose Squires entitled “Fat chance of Olympic future”. It was a piece on Susie O’Neill or Madame Butterfly as she is known amongst swimming circles. It highlighted that many young kids

Optimum Consulting: A New Frontier

Regular readers of our blogs will know that Optimum has recently celebrated our ten year anniversary of business. This was a cause of great happiness and mirth for the company in general and it gave me and my team an opportunity to plan the decade ahead. We have some big plans and I hope to

10 Good Career Habits

As my quarterly performance review looms, I sat down the other day and completed some online exercises in relation to performance management, and how one can evaluate themselves. Coupled with an excessive amount of article research on careers and roles, it became apparent what companies’ value in their employees. Below is a snapshot of some

How Gifted Bosses View Their Employees

Just recently a Client referred me onto an article written by Dale Dauten entitled “How gifted bosses hire and de-hire their way to success”. The article is a very interesting read and one I would recommend to any Manager or employer. There is too much insight to share with you in a simple blog but

Appreciative Inquiry – Are You Appreciating Your Strengths?

I sat with a referee the week before Christmas and we discussed at length the various organisational development tools that are being practiced across businesses today. One which I found particularly interesting, is the AI theory, otherwise known as Appreciative Inquiry. I had never come across this method before, however the more I started reading