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CEOWORLD Magazine has recently published (September 2019) Greg Smith’s (co-founder of deliberatepractice) article ‘Effective Leaders Know Why It’s Important To Fit Their Own Mask First’. The article explores self-insight and why it is a critical trait of exceptional leaders. It further discusses the growing importance of soft skills for leaders in an age of rapid […]

deliberatepractice is undertaking research into how organisations are responding to the unprecedented focus on organisational culture since the Hayne Royal Commission. The research seeks to understand what culture practices and governance frameworks are being utilised by organisations to assess and monitor culture. All responses are confidential and participants who register at the end of the […]

Following the Hayne Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, there is no doubt that culture is firmly a boardroom issue. Boards are now looking at the complex issue of how they should set the organisation’s culture and the framework to govern culture. The Hayne Royal Commission Final Report concludes […]

The Interim Report from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has labelled the banking sector as being driven by greed and dishonesty.  Short term profit was pursued at the expense of honesty. One key observation was made – that all the conduct identified and criticised in the report […]

All Victorian employers should now be aware of the changes to the long service leave (LSL) entitlements to commence on 1 November 2018. In announcing the changes to the Act, the Minister for Industrial Relations, Natalle Hutchins, stated: “We’re making long service leave fairer and more accessible for all Victorians, especially women, parents and carers. […]

Boards and business leaders in Australian organisations are under increased scrutiny. With Boards being responsible for setting and monitoring culture and behaviour, what is HR’s role in shaping, reinforcing and changing corporate culture? This was the question deliberatepractice put to Michael Smith, Chairman 7-Eleven Stores, Starbucks Australia, the Lionel Samson Sadleirs Group and Pioneer Credit […]

Angus Armour, CEO of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), said in the Institute’s response to the financial services Royal Commission (1 May 2018) “governance and the role of boards and directors in shaping and monitoring organisational culture and behaviours are under tremendous scrutiny”. The questions that are being raised by the Royal Commission […]

The Workplace as an Experience, digital HR, AI and machine learning are gaining momentum in businesses looking for improved efficiencies and performance. They are not a panacea and require strong foundations including systems, processes and business partnerships to fully realise their potential. But will these emerging practices reshape and reposition HR and create new pathways […]

Much has been written about HR having a seat at the table. We have seen articles in Harvard Business Review with titles such as It’s Time to Blow Up HR and Build Something New (July-August 2015). In more recent times, there has been published research that links culture and good people practices with business outcomes […]

Developing leadership capability in providing effective feedback to employees is a common requirement within many organisations.  Investment in this area is critical, given the impact feedback can have on employee performance and motivation.  Whilst training in this area may equip leaders with the skills required, a leader’s mindset, in some cases, can prevent them from […]