Companies which invest in leadership development often spend in the wrong places, according to a recent report, which found that investing in frontline leaders can be effective in improving performance through better employee outcomes and driving innovation. Recent evidence for the Asia-Pacific region (including Australia) shows that for every $10 spent on senior leaders, only…
There is a need for a more holistic approach to overcoming organisational challenges, writes Roger Collins An analogy, using our nation’s economy, will provide better insight into why reliance on and efforts to develop leadership in isolation from their organisation is destined to fail. The Australian economy is in transition. In fact, it is particularly…
Failing to ensure mid-level managers have the skills they need to succeed is like asking them to walk a tightrope without a safety net, writes Mark Busine Imagine asking a group of individuals to climb a ladder and walk a tightrope 15 to 20 metres above the ground. No practise, no safety net, and no…
It’s time to move beyond leadership as an individual competence, to organisational capability, writes Roger Collins Individual leaders often make a great difference to events and outcomes. But it also masks the roles and contributions of significant others who complement and enable high profile leaders to achieve great things. It is now time for this…
HR needs to take a more aggressive approach to pushing for executive gender diversity and making senior leadership roles more appealing to women, according to Harvard Business School. However, in order to be a high-level manager or leader in most organisations, there are very large demands on the time of those who occupy such roles….
A strong focus on talent management has been critical to the growth of Carnival Australia, according to its head of HR, who said that the business is very particular about bringing in the right resources from both a technical and behavioural perspective. “I’d stress the behavioural aspect of this – because our business is people-based,…
An intuitive and holistic approach to leadership development, based on whole-body intelligence, can be remarkably effective in bringing about sustainable change for executive and leadership teams which need to operate at peak performance, writes Craig Donaldson There are a raft of leadership development programs on the market for organisations, which vary in both their approach and…
In business school courses, Jennie Walker explains that there is an ever-popular debate about which is more important: being a good leader or being a good manager? The conversation often starts by delineating the difference between the two roles: we manage things and lead people. Another way of putting it is that management is about…
The concept of born leaders is a myth and there are four essential steps that individuals usually take to become great leaders, according to an expert in leadership potential. “There is no such thing as a born leader,” said Anthony Mitchell, chief potential officer of boutique management consultancy Bendelta. “It is a myth. In fact,…
The Search Inside Yourself Program is a remarkably effective approach for facilitating growth and development in both organisations and their leadership teams, writes Craig Donaldson Course review: Search Inside Yourself (SIY) program Duration: Two days onsite + four-week follow-up Cost: $995 – $1500 Most personal growth and self-development programs for executives usually vary in their…