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Searching for Transformation

There’s a piece in the Jan/Feb edition of Harvard business review that could almost have been written for us. When I say “us” I...
29 March, 2022 /

New Work Realities for Executives

As my home city of Melbourne appears set to see the one week extension of “snap 7 day lockdown” extended again to at least a...
16 August, 2021 /

Finding Strategists in Executive Search

The cover story on the most recent Harvard Business Review (HBR.ORG July-August 2021) poses the question “how good is your...
02 August, 2021 /

The 5 Phases of a High Performing Leader

“A November 2020 McKinsey article entitled ‘Closing the capability gap in the time of COVID 19 draws attention to an evolved,...
24 March, 2021 /

Can SWOT be your Saviour?

At times like this, strategic planning may be looked on whimsically as something that we used to do. However, all that has...
18 May, 2020 /

Executive Search After Covid19 Survival

As we see some restrictions being removed around the world, the last week has finally started to reveal some new opportunities...
11 May, 2020 /