
From CHRO to Orchestrator of Value
The role of the CHRO in the boardroom is changing. As strategy, culture, risk and transformation converge, CHROs are becoming critical orchestrators of enterprise value.
Our ecosystem of leadership experts are galvanised by one purpose: To move minds and transform businesses and leave a legacy of proven value. As a team that is drawn from different backgrounds, including psychologists, strategy and commercial advisors, culture specialists and performance experts, we turn beliefs into a movement, transforming organisations and the leaders within.

The role of the CHRO in the boardroom is changing. As strategy, culture, risk and transformation converge, CHROs are becoming critical orchestrators of enterprise value.

The CHRO’s remit is evolving. Vanessa Gavan explores how CHROs sit at the intersection of strategy, leadership, culture and workforce transformation, making them well-positioned to enable enterprise value creation.

As volatility becomes the norm, leaders must rethink how they navigate customers, risk and performance. James Keeler explores why high-definition thinking is emerging as a critical leadership advantage in uncertain times.
James Allen, leader of Bain’s Global CEO Forum and Vanessa Gavan, Founder of Maximus, shares practical insights on how organisations can unlock performance by reimagining leadership in an AI‑enabled world.

Brent Duffy shares five insights for CEOs and executives navigating the fastest technological transformation in history.

Drawing on four decades of leadership, Neil Perry shares powerful lessons on care, conviction, and sustainable performance.

Leadership in 2026 demands clarity, discipline and humanity. This article explores six leadership insights drawn from WOBI 2025, shaping how leaders build culture, integrate AI and execute with intent.

Brisbane Catholic Education, a long-standing Maximus client, has been named a finalist in the Best Leadership Development Program category at both the 2025 AHRI Awards and the 2025 Australian HR Awards.

As an Olympic medallist with a Masters in Coaching Psychology, James Chapman has dedicated a lifetime to unearthing performance. This is his view on why executive coaching has become the defining advantage of the next generation of leaders.

Key insights from AHRI’s 2025 National Convention on how Value Making leadership, AI and adaptive ways of working can unlock productivity, resilience and sustainable growth.

Leadership performance firm Maximus International believes now is the time for a new breed of visionary leaders with a bold purpose.

Maximus is incredibly proud to be supporting Suncorp’s Spirit to Cure 2025, raising funds for cancer research, support and prevention.

Attending this year’s AFR Workforce Summit was a reminder that while the headlines might change, the big questions shaping work and leadership are still the same. But they are getting deeper, more complex – and more urgent.

In this Livestream, Maximus Founder Vanessa Gavan and Senior Advisor Gerhard Vorster discuss how Executives, Senior Leaders, and HR Professionals can transform their leaders into Value Makers and supercharge performance.

The Olympics, the World Cup, or a record-breaking financial quarter – these are benchmarks that, at first glance, can appear insurmountable. Yet, history is filled with instances where athletes and businesses have defied the odds.

Late last year, we challenged a room full of leaders to “Imagine a better world…think of a better story…” as we welcomed to the stage cinematic legend James Cameron in a candid interview on the relentless curiosity and deep-seated purpose that led him to take on some of the world’s most ambitious projects.

Discover how leaders can unlock the power of purposeful leadership using the fundamental ingredients of listening, storytelling and self-awareness to navigate the ongoing velocity of change.

Exploring insights from Maximus Next Gen Immersions on the future of leadership, including global perspectives from workforce futurist Gary Bolles, an Intergenerational Panel and Gen Z’s from across the world.

Explore insights from the speakers at World Business Forum Sydney 2023 and from our exclusive live interview with award winning film director James Cameron who offered true inspiration to the Maximus network.

Never before has the power of ‘intergenerational leadership’ to harness the collective strengths of teams been as crucial or as challenging as we seek to steward those who will take collective responsibility for our future.

Unlocking AI Leadership: Brent Duffy of Maximus offers insights for leaders into embracing AI’s potential, fostering curiosity, pausing for perspective and driving ethical AI transformation.