What We Think

Maximus looks at how financial services can approach motivation differently and refocus the business towards impact and customer centricity.

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Senior leaders are under a microscope. Public expectations of them are at an all-time high, so getting the right team at the top is paramount – to success and survival.

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Maximus explores the changing demands of leaders forcing them to abandon traditional learning programs. More than ever, they are required to lead with purpose, adapt confidently and make bold decisions within the volatile and uncertain business arena.

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Maximus partnered with ANZ on a novel and innovative solution to raise awareness of the New Ways of Leading at ANZ. Read the case study to learn more about social-led leader learning.

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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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There is no denying the last 12 months have been the most disruptive, mutable, and influential in recent times. We have seen the light on leaders go from a spotlight to a floodlight – presenting them with the ultimate burning platform

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At Maximus, we focus on equipping leaders with the mindset to navigate complexity, and with the current global economic landscape so definitively disrupted, we ask if we as leaders are ‘match fit’ to ride the aftershocks of COVID-19.

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We examine the inevitable influence of technology, and how leaders should elevate their humanity to safeguard a prosperous and thriving future, a theme that has risen to the surface of almost every conversation we’ve had with Australian executives.

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For our third issue of M Magazine, we chose a theme that has surfaced again and again in client discussions with Australian executives: how do we future-proof growth for our organisations and more broadly, our nation?  

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Much of our work at Maximus focuses on developing leadership capabilities in this era of rapid change, so our second issue of M Magazine is dedicated to tackling the thorny topic of ‘innovation as a threat to Australia’, head-on.

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At Maximus we focus our energy on creating experiences that promote future-focused thinking, enable purpose-led leadership and unlock partnering and collaboration. To this end, we have created M Magazine, a rich collection of material that’s inspirational and aspirational with genuine utility for leaders globally.

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We live in a world where ‘digital’ is no longer a glorified marketing department in a company, or an economic sector on its own, but a layer over everything. Whilst digital technologies are a remarkable tool for improving human lives in a truly transformational manner, leaders must critically think about the ethical implications of their decisions in the midst of the increasingly growing and powerful tech landscape.

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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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From finance to marketing to human resources, across business, government and not-for-profits, today’s savviest leaders are immersing themselves in the principles of the previously niche field of behavioural economics. Maximus finds out why.

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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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Development experiences must blaze new paths in order to prepare future-fit leaders. Director of Maximus, Brent Duffy, shares some ideas on how to do it.

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Taronga Zoo’s CEO Cameron Kerr ignores the advice never to work with children and animals. Here, he talks about finding balance heading up a complex operation that’s under wide scrutiny and never sleeps.

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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 Maximus designed Fire Up The Future, the vision was simple: disrupt leaders – pushing their personal and professional boundaries – so they can lead into a more authentic, holistic future.  

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It’s often easy to take technology for granted. But when the largest coal power plant in the country suddenly went offline, the Tesla battery was able to supply enough electricity to power 30,000 homes in the blink of an eye.

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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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