I am reminded of the lyrics sung by Brian Cadd – “let go, it ain’t worth it if it hurts you.” I grew up listening to my parent’s music and this one has stood the test of time (in my humble opinion). I reference it because of its relevance to our way of working and our...
In our first discussion around the reasons behind the Great Resignation, we highlighted that while money and other financial benefits are clearly important to employees; it was the less tangible things like “not feeling valued and lacking a sense of belonging at work”...
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...
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...
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...
Earlier this week at the Aged & Community Services Australia Virtual Summit, our CEO Kerryn Fewster spoke on the importance for business leaders and managers in the Aged Care Sector and beyond, to nurture and lead their people through change in uncertain times....
The Harvard Business Review (HBR) have recently released an analysis promoting the need to reinvent the “change management playbook” in a post Covid-19 world. [1] We agree that in a world where change is happening so rapidly, and with increasing complexity, that...
As change management practitioners, we are on occasion, still on the receiving end of statements from business leaders that go something like: “We don’t need change management - we communicate regularly with our people and they know about the changes we are making.”...
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