Category: Leadership Matters

In this member spotlight, we feature Avril Henry AM FIML, keynote speaker and executive coach, whose career has focused on challenging entrenched thinking, advancing equity and developing female leaders. Drawing on four decades of experience, she shares insights on challenging the status quo, creating meaningful opportunities for women and building workplaces where courageous voices can […]

Many organisations have worked hard to build more diverse teams. Recruitment targets are being set. Policies are being reviewed. Flexible work is more common. There is greater awareness of culture, ethnicity, disability, age, neurodiversity, language, religion, socioeconomic background and lived experience. All of that matters. But having a diverse workforce does not automatically create an […]

Your organisation spends millions buying its employees’ attention. The question is: what are you doing with it? Research commissioned by Dropbox found that managers lose around 3 hours a day to distraction. Microsoft’s research says the ‘most pinged’ employees can be distracted as frequently as every 2 minutes by meetings, emails and notifications. Most organisations […]

In a world of political and social uncertainty, rapid change and the growth of AI, the one quality that every leader needs is the ability to adapt. But what do we mean by adapt? According to the Oxford Dictionary, adapt means ‘to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation.’ […]

In my work with executives, I routinely observe a striking gap between a leader’s self-assessment and objective reality. Some seek guidance because they are tired or sleeping badly. Others want to proactively protect their long-term performance and health. Either way, when asked how they are doing overall, they almost always rate their wellbeing much higher […]

How managers and leaders can navigate AI’s workplace risks while pursuing its productivity potential AI smart glasses could soon be restricted in Commonwealth workplaces, as the federal government responds to privacy and security concerns about devices capable of recording people without their knowledge. The review comes as the government develops Australia’s first best-practice guidance for […]

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 […]