What We Think

Building for a secure future means organisations and leaders need to play a role in nurturing the right education pathways to successful learning.

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The opportunities being created by innovation and disruption are immense. Leaders must adapt and learn to be positioned to successfully ride this speeding, changing wave rather than be dumped by it.

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Leaders are having to sift through more and more polarised sensationalism to navigate an increasingly technology influenced world. Dr Angus Hervey unpicks the discussion…

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Ecosystems that endorse creative collaboration and an innovative-friendly environment are vital for Australia to advance as a nation. Maximus spotlights four inspiring examples of innovation in action, to encourage leaders to break down traditional operating models and deploy adaptive thinking in this technological epoch.

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In a new world of rapidly changing employee environments and potential redundancies in every industry, Maximus asks, what are you doing to ensure that your people have a job in the future?

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Why rebuilding trust in institutions from the inside out is crucial to initiating a new era of growth and prosperity for Australia.

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Maximus explores the leader’s role in architecting value through the responsible integration of technology and re-envisioning human capabilities.

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In this tech-heavy age, human connection is vital. Leaders who understand this ensure their workplace fosters a healthy culture ultimately benefitting everyone, says Maximus Founder and Joint Managing Director, Vanessa Gavan.

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The eye-popping success of the multi-billion-dollar enterprise software company Atlassian can largely be credited to the cultural foundation that has been built in the way they treat both staff and customers. The decision to share with the world the people playbook, detailing how it’s done, has been another masterstroke. Maximus talks to Dom Price, Atlassian’s inspiring work futurist, to discover more.

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Economic growth, as we know it, is not sustainable for the world’s resources. Business leaders can play pivotal roles in driving a more balanced human and universally prosperous economy as part of future-proofing their organisations and the lives of those to come.

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It’s more important than ever for leaders to elevate their humanity. To take teams successfully through digital transformation, into new kinds of jobs and truly sustainable futures. Here, we talk to our own leaders at Maximus about the path to self-disruption and share our learnings on how these fundamentally human characteristics drive positive action across industry; leverage humanity rather than control; and unlock emotional commitment, along with the will and motivation of those who follow you. Now is the time for a bold re-set of leadership capabilities…

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As machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI)increasingly take on work within service organisations, it’s up to leaders to distinguish how machines and humans vary when it comes to learning and leverage the opportunity for improved human performance.

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Founding Maximus was Vanessa Gavan’s ‘unreasonable ambition’. Two decades on, she shares some of the wisdom she’s uncovered in herself and others as she and her team have helped leaders to discover their own purpose – and act on it.

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As technology wrestles for our attention in the workplace, how do leaders ensure their workplace can manage distraction and afford the crucial time needed for deep thought, innovation and human connection? Maximus investigates…

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Company cultures have a life of their own, argues world-renowned expert Stan Slap. A culture is not to be controlled, but when treated with respect and empathy it will drive astounding success. Here, Slap shares his compelling philosophy with Maximus…

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Deep within each organisation is a living, evolving organism. Natalie Filatoff delves into the latest Maximus whitepaper Curating Culture: Mobilising People in the Age of Disruption and explores the force that is culture.

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In the emerging field of post-pandemic leadership, Maximus has identified three expected corporate phases of operation we can expect to see in the coming days, weeks, if not months… For the record, the first is over.

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Call it the captain’s juggle: leaders are being asked to achieve two seemingly contradictory outcomes: improve the mental health and well-being of their teams and increase productivity. Maximus explores how better organisational design can put your people in the low state and your organisation on the up.

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When it comes to planning for the future, some metropolises are ahead of the curve, embedding innovation into their way of life. Maximus looks at four such locations…

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Innovators, disruptors and large-scale problem solvers all possess the ability to reimagine – to recognise and implement a different approach. Maximus looks into how reimagination can change the way a business thinks and works.

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It takes a long-term outlook and true courage to achieve lasting impact. Maximus Founder and Joint Managing Director Vanessa Gavan explores how several Australian leaders are approaching the challenge, and talks about how we frame it for ourselves and our clients.

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