
How to Train Today's Leaders
The Game has changed. Leadership is widely known to be a significant factor in determining a company’s overall performance yet it is a challenge that has not been properly addressed by many Australian companies. If a company has good leadership, market analysts tend to award a ‘leadership premium’ of up to 15.7% of company share price. Conversely, the share price is discounted by up to 19.8% if there are signs of ineffective leadership. Deloitte conducted a survey and found t

What Military teaches us about Employee Engagement
There are various ways for a company to gain a sustainable competitive advantage. One way to ensure success is via having an engaged workforce. In the UK, the military has the most engaged workforce with an employment engagement index (EEI) score of 75% which exceeds other sectors such as banking (42%), retail and wholesale trade (49%) and the food industry (46%). The EEI consists of four components: pride, satisfaction, advocacy and retention. It focuses on how closely align

Temporary Worker to Permanent Asset
Organizations have restructures or desire to implement something new that will require skilled individuals to assist in their projects. That’s when temporary roles come in. Have you ever been in a position where you enjoy working at the company and want to be more involved with its development? You are not alone on this! You never know what the senior management is thinking, just because you were signed on as temporary does not mean there is no opportunity to be on-board perm

Bring Back the Individual!!
Teams and collaboration is often the method used by organisations when tackling projects and tasks. Every component of the company will have a team of people, put together to complete the project. There will be project teams, innovation teams, cross-functional teams and change management teams. Teamwork isn’t a desirable anymore, it is a necessity when looking for the right person to join the organization. But does this mean the Individual is inferior to the team? Individuali