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Collaborative behaviour is intuitive for some and a challenge for others because it requires a positive attitude and many different skillsets. If you've ever had great team experience you'll know how exhilarating it feels when everyone works well together and you all...
Developing strong foundations for resilience and growth skills will help your leaders and teams deliver results in 2024, and this article outlines an effective way of doing just that. Have you found that some of your people need more resilience skills...
If you're like me you lie awake at night wondering: What is the purpose of a corporate purpose statement? It's a bit like asking: Why does a company need a 'why'? Or where do butterflies go when it rains? The question might be cynical if not for the fact that PwC’s...
If you've ever wondered "what's the commercial value of business purpose clarity?" then the PwC Australia case study playing out right now is one for the ages. In brief, the firm is accused - as advisers to government under non-disclosure agreements - of using...
I'm excited to announce the official launch of The Purpose Edge podcast! Weekly episodes delve into the career and life stories of inspiring guests - including what's meaningful and how they make an impact in the world. Near the end I provide some key takeaways....
With an economy that could go forwards or backwards, mounting global challenges and ongoing geopolitical tensions, the only real certainty in 2023 is uncertainty! Fresh thinking is required to make the most of the risks and opportunities it presents. So, how do you...
Should the ‘purpose’ of an organisation influence its operational and strategic decisions? And if so, what does a unified process that teams can draw upon look like? Without a link, decisions made will potentially run counter to what the organisation is trying to...
If you help an employee gain a greater sense of purpose, could they have an epiphany and leave? They might, however you should also weigh up the consequences of doing nothing. A line manager recently told me that he saw inaction as a greater risk, where people lack...
How do you make quiet quitting obsolete? Being a purpose specialist I guess you’d expect me to say it’s all about clarity and implementation of purpose, and you’d be right! When purpose is well executed it leads to energising and exciting work cultures that take quiet...
An analysis of Canada’s top 30 companies shows that the quality of their corporate purpose statements is highly variable. Four companies had excellent statements while one third of the sample were below average, meaning they may not be satisfying the demands of the...
Purpose has evolved beyond the forms of social good that we are familiar with such as giving, volunteering and responsible business practices, to something that is much more strategic and core to success. As Simon Mulcahy of Salesforce notes: Societal issues are...
An executive of a large company recently confided to me that they were having trouble making their purpose ‘real’ for their people. In other words, the return on their comprehensive purpose transformation process is nowhere near its potential. This is a common...
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