M Magazine 07 – 20 Years of Impact

Celebrating 20 years of leadership impact, this special edition of M Magazine reflects on some of our most inspiring stories from two decades of partnering with bold, purpose-driven leaders and organisations.

We reflect on how Maximus has continuously evolved to meet complex client challenges, leveraging creativity, commercial insight, and a deep commitment to humanity. From our entrepreneurial beginnings, we explore the enduring power of a founder’s mindset, driven by customer obsession and a sharp eye for emerging market shifts, locally and globally.

As disruption accelerates, we call on leaders to look outward, embrace foresight, and harness the vital convergence of creativity, commerciality, and compassion.

The message is unmistakable: the future belongs to those who evolve, or risk being left behind.

Leading Through Complexity | Five Reflections from the AFR Workforce Summit 2025

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.

The Value Maker Era | Transforming Leadership For The Future

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.

Lessons from an Olympian. Unmasking the essence of high performing leadership.

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.

James Cameron – full interview

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.

Purposeful leadership is needed now more than ever.

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.

Next Gen Immersions – pioneering a new way of leading into the future

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.

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