As another lock-down bites hard in Sydney, I am really proud to have helped the band, The Conformists, to record and release a defyingly celebratory song, one that is wistful and longing and yet bright and optimistic.  That’s what art does, throws up contradictory emotions that arrest us and give us pause to look at the […]

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People keep asking us: ‘What do you do; what is People At Their Best?’ As we journeyed into a new financial year (2022), I wrote this heartfelt manifesto – jumping to the final line, ‘Helping all organisations and all people to be their best is what drives us.’

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Well done Christine Cawsey AM and Rooty Hill High School The school’s approach mirrors the work we do in Exec Coaching and Learning Programs:*Articulate meaningful goals that are aligned to values*Ensure there is active support by the Head of the organisation*Ensure the manager invests time in the development of the individual and that there is […]

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At People At Their Best, we always map our assessments to precisely defined behaviours; those that are correlated with high performance for the specific organisation. These behaviours are what we call ‘Performance Signatures’. To do this we first build a ‘Behavioural Success Profile’ and have ‘raters’ or observers benchmark observed behaviour against those in the […]

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After speaking to 1000s of employees, we know what drives engagement and performance is the opportunity to collaborate and to learn and develop; to grow and better contribute, so that employees feel that their work matters, that it is valued. Feeling that you are NOT growing and developing and that your ‘boss’ is not invested […]

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Recently, I read Brendon Burchard’s book titled ‘High Performance Habits’ which I really enjoyed and recommend. Here are some of my key takeaways from the six habits – Peter Barraket

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