Category: Leadership Matters

As leaders and managers, we should be leading incredibly productive teams. Our people can access endless options for learning, technology makes training accessible around the clock and AI is expanding what teams can achieve. And yet, productivity growth remains stubbornly difficult to unlock. For leaders, this creates a frustrating paradox. If our people have more […]

Leadership has always demanded attention, but today it demands something more difficult: the ability to protect it. Leaders operate in an environment of relentless distraction where emails appear during meetings, messages appear while we are on calls and calendars are crowded. The irony is that the more connected we become through our phones and laptops, […]

In this Member Spotlight, Graham Sharpe CPMgr AFIML shares his leadership journey as Manager, Recreation Camps Strategy at the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport, and how an inclusive leadership approach can foster stronger engagement, productivity and performance in teams. Can you tell us about your leadership journey and what led you to your […]

When I sit down with executive teams to diagnose why performance has stalled, the conversation almost always starts in the wrong place. Leaders assume skill gaps, process breakdowns, misaligned strategy, or the wrong people in the wrong seats are the cause of their performance challenges. However, after nearly two decades as a performance coach and […]

Workplace burnout has shifted from a human resource talking point to a measurable operational challenge. In Australia, recent data from Beyond Blue reveals that half of the workforce experienced burnout over the past year. This is no longer just about individuals having a stressful week; it is a structural issue that reflects directly on a […]

What if how you were leading had gradually changed without you really noticing? Suddenly you realise you are working more hours than ever before, you feel like you alone are carrying the weight of your business or function, your team has stopped really showing up and holding themselves to account for delivering the work and […]

The leadership challenge of the multi-generational workplace In Australian workplaces, there are now five generations working side by side, increasingly presenting challenges for leadership. According to research from Deloitte, organisations know it, with 70% recognising that leading multigenerational workforces will matter to their success over the next 12 to 18 months. Only 10% feel ready […]

Ask anyone who works in leadership development, and they will all tell you: Development should never be a one-size-fits-all approach. Helping someone learn, stretch and step up requires you to meet them where they are. A leader who is new to a role needs something very different from one who is capable but lacking confidence. […]

We are leading in a world that moves faster than our nervous systems were ever designed to handle, where our attention is constantly pulled in a dozen directions at once and where the volume of decisions, information and expectations we face each day seems to multiply the moment we catch our breath. The pressure to […]