The Serendis Blog
8 August, 2022
What would Mentoring deliver if it was done right? A guide for program managers
If ‘pivot’ was the buzzword of 2020, then ‘retention’ is certainly staking its claim on 2022! Building a team and nurturing talent is only one part of the challenge facing people teams and business leaders. The looming question is ‘how…
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20 July, 2022
The 5 leadership habits that retain talent
We knew Millennials had different expectations to their parents about their workplace and career. This was particularly a concern for organisations who invest a lot of time and money to develop and up-skill their graduates only to see them leave…
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7 June, 2022
How do I nail a performance review conversation?
There is an ongoing body of research demonstrating the impact performance conversations have on both recipients’ and managers’ brains. The level of anxiety it generates, often prevents team members from engaging their pre-frontal context and remembering or learning from the…
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7 June, 2022
Leveraging technology to succeed in a hybrid world
At Serendis, our passion is to create agile, mindful and inclusive leadership cultures. For many years, we were driven by the idea that disruption and change was upon us, and we wanted to support leaders to face ‘the challenges of…
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7 June, 2022
The Making of Leader360
So often, our HR partners ask us to recommend the most effective 360 instruments on the market. In addressing their needs, we are challenged by two factors: Many of the well-known psychometric instruments that provide a 360 component, take time…
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25 May, 2021
Thriving Not Just Surviving An Ever-Changing Landscape
One of the most (over)-utilised terms of the past year has been “pivoting”. Although the term inspires eye rolls, there is little to indicate that we have seen the end of the pivot. Whether it be the continuing impact of…
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25 March, 2021
Five Steps for Leading a Hybrid Team
Australia and New Zealand are not out of the woods, or the lockdowns, by any means yet, but with vaccination pathways ahead many organisations in both countries have shifted to hybrid working conditions. Typically, this entails some team members working…
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12 March, 2020
In times of crisis, consciously focusing on Psychological Safety will pay off
It feels like we are on a cliff edge, all waiting for the next piece of breaking news about the Coronavirus. Every state and territory in Australia is now affected and the numbers are rising daily.[1] High profile politicians and…
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7 May, 2019
InclusionPulse Series: Are You Creating an Inclusive Culture at Work?
Imagine this. An acquaintance invites you to come along to a social game of your favourite team sport. We are in Australia, so let’s use footy. Australian Rules Football for all my non-Aussie connections. You like this person. You admire…
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13 November, 2018
When Cultural Values Lead to Groupthink, the Company Loses
As a business shapes its public reputation, hidden conflicts can undermine its effectiveness. by Maud Lindley, Jeffrey Schwartz, and Malcolm Thompson Excerpt from story published in Strategy + Business Magazine The business of a corporation is no longer just business. In the past,…
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9 May, 2017
A new era in the pursuit of leadership development
“Psychological agility will be the most critical attribute to succeed in a world of unprecedented volatility, uncertainty and change.” Maud Lindley, Founding Director of Serendis Despite the media attention and often pessimistic prognosis on the leadership gender balance issue, I…
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27 April, 2017
Mentoring or Sponsorship?
Is one approach better than the other to enhance gender diversity? In spite of the prolific literature produced around this topic, the lack of gender diversity at the top levels of our corporate world is a very complex, multifaceted issue…
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