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Workplace Lessons from Tokyo
The close of an extraordinary Olympic Games in Tokyo occurred just a few days ago but the spirit of sportsmanship and the greatness and support of humanity witnessed is still reverberating across the globe. Much has been written of how needed these games were as a...
Be Prepared: Get on the Front Foot of Workforce Resilience
In the first part of our series, we provided an overview of the COVID-19 impact on the mental health of the Australian workforce. In our discussion today, we focus on how you can prepare your workplace to become “resilient-ready” and get on the front foot of your...
Healthy Minds, Healthy Business
To say that the impact of the pandemic on mental health on individuals and employers is huge, is not remotely an overstatement. Despite the growing awareness of the world’s mental health status across the globe, many companies do not make it a high enough priority and...
Your New Merged Workforce: Worth Significant Investment
In the last instalment of our Merger and Aquisition series, we touched on the importance of your most valuable asset - your people. No less significantly because on the flipside with their link to your ultimate success, is that your people also have the potential to...
Smart Change Practice for Mergers & Acquisitions Short and Long-term Success
In a recent McKinsey review,[1] it revealed that nearly 79% of large-deal mergers and acquisitions (M&As) were still outperforming years after the M&A had concluded. So, what did the CEOs of those organisations do to achieve this success? There were four...
What Makes a Merger & Acquisition Successful? It’s all about Communicating the “Why”
Companies often make communications for a merger a low priority compared to the seemingly more pressing operational issues. Not a great plan, as research into mergers has shown that effective communication for the merger and acquisition (M&A) journey is key to the...
Opportunities Still on the Rise: Avoid Rookie Mistakes and Come Out Smiling
June 30 fast approaches, and with rallying financial markets and vaccine rollout, financial analysts anticipate that Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) will continue their upward trajectory for the next financial year and beyond. With M&A continued growth...
Budget Brings Opportunities For Care Providers: What You Can Do Right Now
This is our final instalment of the Change2020 series around the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Budget 2021 impact on the aged care and disability sectors. Today we look at the 83,000+ extra workers needed for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). We...
Budget 2021 for Aged Care – is it enough for today, tomorrow and beyond?
Aged care was front and centre of the recent 2020-21 Budget, with the Federal Government announcing five key pillars and a budget of $17.7 billion to reform the delivery of aged care services in Australia. One pillar focuses on training and upskilling the aged care...