THE WORLD is gripped by an invisible killer and life as we know it is falling apart.

In such a time, what we believe about ourselves, our situation, our neighbours, our community and our world will drive our a […]

Right now, many businesses, schools and other organisations are sending workers home to work remotely to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Although flexible work arrangements have been around for a while now, […]

March 2020 – the world is in the grip of the Carona Virus

In a time of crisis we need to remember that an abundance mindset is more helpful

This is a time for virtuous leadership

Follow the link: […]

Every week I come back to this image – it aligns with our m.o. that ‘learning is more important than knowing’ and we ‘operate to learn’ – I hope you find something to take from it too. Dom

In this video, Sherry Turkle, author Reclaiming the Conversation, describes our present reality as one where,  “we would rather text than talk”

Worse still, Turkle has found:

89% of people surveyed took […]

Organisations over-invest in setting strategy and goals and under-invest in defining purpose and the behaviours required to deliver on that purpose – what we call performance signatures

And yet these two d […]

See our latest published article – this practical guide is a revived piece from a much longer article which was published in Storm back in 2017

  In 2017, 69 Australians who earned more than $1million, paid no tax; not a cent; they didn’t even pay the Medicare levy. And the number of Australian millionaires paying no tax is growing.

Former British Ch […]

Martin Luther King Jnr said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter”. Yet it is so easy to stay quiet, to retreat from sticking our necks out for fear of being mar […]

Recently, we published our Human Centred Approach using the 7 C’s of empathy (curiosity, collaboration, connected, courage, conscious, care and customer centric). 

To better leverage our Human Centred Ap […]

85% of EOs rank innovation as a Top-3 Strategic Imperative.

40% of CEOs think innovation is their top priority.

Innovation is more than a list of ideas.

Innovation is more than people sitting around […]

Think you and your organisation are doing enough to re-skill and meet future workforce demands – think again.

Here, ‘Getting practical about the future of work’, McKinsey share examples of how seri […]

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To welcome you into 2020 and for your convenience, below is a link to a selection of o […]

75% of all transformation programs fail.

When all is said and done, it is not a lack of analysis or resources or effort that leads to a poor return on most transformations or change […]

Technology and data has now overtaken oil as our most valuable assets. The problem is that technology can not demonstrate empathy. People At Their Best is helping organisations connect with both internal and […]

By Peter Barraket

The Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg believes that Australia’s ageing population is an “economic time bomb” which needs to be ‘retrained’ to meet the future demands that will be placed on […]

Christmas can be a difficult time for many people and the Australian Productivity Commission has recently reported that nearly 50% of all Australians will suffer from mental health issues over their lifetime – […]

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Reflecting on 2019, I have borrowed words from a newsletter I wrote 3 years ago – The most common mistake leaders make when trying to grow a business is not defining the […]

People At Their Best has opened a new office in Parramatta. Looking more like a gallery or library than a corporate office, we want to offer a creative space where our clients can expand their thinking and have […]

By Peter Barraket

As I write this (December the 5th), it is International Volunteer Day and for the past two years I have been lucky enough to be a driving member of a long-standing and successful amateur […]