News for Senior Executives

Really thinking strategically before writing the Strategic Plan

Posted December 1, 2014 in News for Senior Executives by Roger Norton

Stretch the thinking process before the planning process commences.

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Will your team still be with you in 2015?

Posted December 1, 2014 in News for Senior Executives by Racheal Heald

It’s that time of year again. Christmas trees have appeared in shopping centres, Melbourne Cup sweepstakes have swept through the office, and everyone has turned their attention to the Company Christmas Party. For many, there’s a sudden urgency to get things done “before Christmas”, while others crawl to the finish line.

Few of us are thinking about 2015 – and yet – the actions we take now have a significant impact on our ability to hold onto our team in the New Year.

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Generating Ideas at your ‘House’ – are you doing this well?

Posted November 5, 2013 in News for Senior Executives by Roger Norton

Over the past 6 weeks I have attended two sessions of ‘Ideas at the House’ – a Sunday program of sessions across a wide range of topics held at the Sydney Opera House. Informative, enjoyable and challenging sessions that reminded me of the value of taking time out of my normal routines to consider new ideas.

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Insights for transferring careers between Government, Corporate and Not-For–Profit Sectors

Posted September 16, 2013 in News for Senior Executives by Roger Norton

I have just read an article in the latest Harvard Business Review about business leaders who are ‘tri-sector leaders’ with career enhancing roles across multiple sectors. Suggestion is that that experience in more than one sector helps develop an individual and their leadership performance by being able to bring different insights and experiences to bear.

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CSIRO Global Megatrends: Useful ideas for presentations

Posted August 29, 2013 in News for Senior Executives by Roger Norton

Useful source of ideas for presentations

CSIRO has produced a short and sharp analysis of global megatrends they suggest will impact over the next 20 years. Plenty of useful statistics and ideas that might help add something extra to a presentation you have to give.

Six megatrends under the titles of:

a. More from less (on natural resource)
b. Going, going gone? (biodiversity, habitats and climate change)

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Your message to 100 Uni final year undergrads about using LinkedIn

Posted August 20, 2013 in News for Senior Executives by Roger Norton

Next week I am giving a webinar presentation to about 100 Physiotherapy final year undergrads across Australia about the use of LinkedIn to advance their career prospects. What works, what doesn't and suggestions why that might be the case.

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Getting more out of LinkedIn

Posted April 15, 2013 in News for Senior Executives by Roger Norton

Not everyone will have received this article on how to get more out of your LinkedIn activities. Some good points worth taking a few minutes to read.

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Blending the old world with the new world

Posted March 24, 2013 in News for Senior Executives by Roger Norton

Thought this might bring a smile to your day. Blending (old world) card tricks with (new world) digital effects at a recent TED.com conference. Still couldn’t pick the sleight of hand!

Might be a fun way to open a presentation about change in roles/functions.

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Reflections on 2012 and Challenges for 2013

Posted December 17, 2012 in News for Senior Executives by Roger Norton

During the course of the last 12 months Jack and I have run numerous workshop and coaching sessions with Executives from a variety of sectors and different sized organisations. However over the Christmas break it came to mind that there were a few recurring themes that impacted many organisations: the challenge to improve meeting quality, the overwhelming demands of email, and the desire for more understanding and interaction at a personal level with peers.

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Management Innovation Exchange

Posted November 22, 2012 in News for Senior Executives by Roger Norton

Get in the The MIX – the Management Innovation Exchange

I heard about The MIX in 2011. It’s a global on line movement seeking to think differently and make changes to the way management works in organisations in the 21st Century world. One of the key drivers is Professor Gary Hamel (global guru on business innovation).

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From the World Business Forum in NYC

Posted May 17, 2012 in News for Senior Executives by Roger Norton

Halfway through the WBF and plenty of interesting ideas flowing from eminent people such as Jim Collins (author Good to Great), Roberts Gates (ex US Secretary of Defense on leadership) and Don Tapscott (on the emerging economy shaped by the Internet).

Thought Jim Collins 12 questions on building great businesses was worth repeating:

Do we do we really want to build a great business and do what it takes?
Do we have the right people in key seats? Target of 95% in 12 months time
What are the brutal facts (not opinions) of our business?

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