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 […]

MENTAL ILL-HEALTH & SUICIDE COSTS AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY $180 BILLION PER YEAR

On 31 October, the Australian Productivity Commission released its Mental Health Draft Report – it estimates the cost to our economy […]

Over the past year 15 years, I have been involved producing great Australian music. The most recent effort has seen me work with Raf Rouco and 12 musicians to release, Shoot The Moon, on 26 September 2019, exactly […]

Amy Morin has written an important article entitled, 11 Anger Management Strategies That Can Help You Calm Down Fast: https://www.verywellmind.com/anger-management-strategies-4178870

In the article, Morin […]

Amy Dawel has written a great article that describes the pitfalls of focusing on outcomes and results rather than purpose and values.  Her canvas is the journey of the Richmond Tigers who went from 13th in 2 […]

Many of us are  familiar with the 70:20:10 learning and development model that advocates experiential learning (70%), learning from others (20%) and formal learning (10%)  – here is a different take from Dr. Wil […]

In July 2019, I attended the World Congress on Positive Psychology.  Listening to world-class researchers was a joy.

A few of the ideas which resonated with me:

By empowering, strengthening, connecting […]

Watching a re-run of the ‘Big Bang Theory’, Penny complains to Bernadette, ‘I want to be passionate about something like you guys’ to which Bernadette responds, ‘You just have to try lots of things to see what you […]

Are you doing enough to create great customer experiences? Our colleague Peter Barraket has lifted the bar on what a great experience looks like and built a check list that allows you to audit how well you are […]

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The first law of thermodynamics states that energy is constant; that energy can be transformed from one form to another, but can be neither created nor destroyed – the total e […]