Why is awareness of personal purpose critical for board directors? How does purpose support and get in the way of social purpose organisations’ effectiveness? What is #theoryofchange and how as a #BoardDirector, can you spot when your Theory of change needs attention? These were some of the topics of our dynamic seminar with the Melbourne cohort of Board […]
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One podcast and author that has our attention this year is Dachner Keltner and his work on the human emotion, Awe. A professor of psychology, Dachner focuses on the biological and evolutionary origins of Awe and how it can transform our lives. Keltner argues that “Awe allows us to collaborate with others, open our minds to wonder, and see the deep patterns
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When we have a high-stakes topic on the table our focus tends to be on the WHAT: ‘What’s the agenda? What are the outcomes? Do we have the information we need?’ We notice that even with highly aware leaders and teams, the assumption is that the HOW will take care of itself. Which is interesting when you compare this thinking with our counterparts in
Centre for Population Genomics: Unlocking Team Potential Read More »
The Social Enterprise World Forum held in Brisbane in September brought together practitioners, thought leaders and members of the ecosystem from around the world. After years of little face to face contact, the atmosphere was buzzing. As one colleague remarked, it felt like Schoolies Week for the purpose sector! One of the main sessions featured UK economist and
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Last year we recognised the importance of investing in a critical cohort of executives in our sector – the leaders of our People and Culture functions. After two intense years of supporting the health and wellbeing of staff through COVID, as well as navigating restructures, all while building weak or missing Human Resources infrastructure, we noticed that amongst our
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Are you responsible for the People and Culture function in your social purpose organisation? Would you love to have a cohort of like-minded peers to brainstorm with and share tools and resources? We’re really excited to announce that for the first time ever we’re opening our Leaders by the Fireside program up to new applicants.
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