--- title: Maximus Blog | Leadership, Strategy & Human Capital Articles | Employee Development description: "Employee Development | Maximus International’s Blog is where you can learn about a range of topic areas, including: Leadership, Sales, Strategy and Organisational Development." --- [![maximus](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-396417636-gif/image1/headerLogo.gif "maximus")](http://www.maximus.com.au/homepage.aspx) 02 9216 2800 [info@maximus.com.au](mailto:info@maximus.com.au) [![blog](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-394688783-png/image1/wordpress.png)](http://www.maximus.com.au/blog) [![twitter](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-397290307-gif/image1/linkedin.gif)](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2883235&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr) [![twitter](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-396521286-gif/image1/twitter.gif)](http://twitter.com/#!/MaximusInternat) # A Maximus Exchange ## [After The Silly Season: Leading a Strong Start to 2016](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/after-the-silly-season-leading-a-strong-start-to-2016) Posted by [Vanessa Gavan](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/vanessa-gavan) Feb 1, 2016 10:39:30 AM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hubfs/Silly_Season.jpg) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/after-the-silly-season-leading-a-strong-start-to-2016) I’m guessing if you are reading this you have returned to reality from the sparkling lights and food abundance of the holidays. Good friends, loved ones and time away from the pressure of business deliverables have hopefully left you recharged with energy for the year to come. Coming back from this short hiatus will be tough. The pressure that accumulates as the year closes off can see work being rushed and this can put unnecessary stress in the system for the start of the New Year. It’s important to realise that whatever state you’re coming back to, you have the ability to inspire energy and shape the agenda quickly to help the people around you get off to a great take-off. [Read More](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/after-the-silly-season-leading-a-strong-start-to-2016) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/after-the-silly-season-leading-a-strong-start-to-2016#comments) Topics: [Senior Leadership](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/senior-leadership), [Business](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/business), [Leadership](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/leadership), [Talent Management](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/talent-management), [Employee Learning](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/employee-learning), [Employee Development](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/employee-development) ## [Leadership Consulting and My European Experience](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/leadership-consulting-and-my-european-experience) Posted by [Vanessa Powell](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/vanessa-powell) Oct 1, 2015 12:20:55 PM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hubfs/Florence.png) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/leadership-consulting-and-my-european-experience) Being a great consultant means creating meaningful relationships that last. Strong network ties and client engagement creates clients for life that not only create more opportunities for billable work but also opens doors for exciting consulting opportunities. [Read More](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/leadership-consulting-and-my-european-experience) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/leadership-consulting-and-my-european-experience#comments) Topics: [leaders](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/leaders), [Senior Leadership](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/senior-leadership), [Organisational Development](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/organisational-development), [Strategy](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/strategy), [Leadership](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/leadership), [Business Coach](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/business-coach), [Maximus International](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus-international), [Organisational Design](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/organisational-design), [Employee Development](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/employee-development) ## [Are Your People "All In"?](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/are-your-people-all-in) Posted by [Vanessa Gavan](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/vanessa-gavan) Sep 28, 2015 1:39:00 PM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hubfs/8679500612_b14d6825ff_h.jpg) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/are-your-people-all-in)   At Maximus we run the Company aligned to a set of tightly held truths. One of our truths is what we call being “all in”. To us being “all in” is about being purposeful, immersed and great at delivering on promises. We exist to move minds and to transform businesses in order to leave a legacy of which we are immensely proud. To do this we have to be immersed in our clients’ world, bringing valuable leadership perspectives to the things that will make a big difference in their organisations. Whatever the solution, we have to work with our clients to build conviction around the path forward. [Read More](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/are-your-people-all-in) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/are-your-people-all-in#comments) Topics: [leaders](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/leaders), [Entrepreneur](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/entrepreneur), [Senior Leadership](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/senior-leadership), [Leadership Development Lessons](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/leadership-development-lessons), [Organisational Development](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/organisational-development), [Strategy](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/strategy), [Maximus](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus), [Leadership](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/leadership), [maximus recommends](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus-recommends), [Talent Management](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/talent-management), [Employee Learning](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/employee-learning), [Employee Development](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/employee-development) ## [Performance Management Has Failed](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/performance-management-has-failed) Posted by [Vanessa Gavan](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/vanessa-gavan) Sep 23, 2015 3:06:00 PM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hubfs/People_1.jpg) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/performance-management-has-failed) Human resources has gotten caught up in a flurry of systems and processes. The overzealous taste for order and regulation belongs any place but in the social hub of an organisation. This is a prime example of Stratified Systems Theory (psych jargon). In other words, processes that are fundamentally human are getting policed with too much structure and complexity, making them disorienting and ineffective. This lust for structure has effected the realm of performance management. PM is about an employee, the business and the commitments those two entities promise one and other. We need to refocus the spotlight from structure to the ongoing connectedness of this relationship. [Read More](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/performance-management-has-failed) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/performance-management-has-failed#comments) Topics: [Strategy](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/strategy), [Maximus](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus), [Leadership](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/leadership), [Talent Management](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/talent-management), [Organisational Design](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/organisational-design), [Employee Learning](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/employee-learning), [Employee Development](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/employee-development) ## [The Future Learning Organisation](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/the-future-learning-organisation) Posted by [Vanessa Gavan](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/vanessa-gavan) Sep 16, 2015 1:56:00 PM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hubfs/Collaboration.jpg) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/the-future-learning-organisation)   Traditional *corporate learning *doesn’t leave much to the imagination. The usual classroom-led courses and 70-20-10 mindset are familiar reminders of what corporate learning means to most employees. During these learning experiences, we hope that employees take away as much knowledge as possible and utilize it to make them not only better performers, but better human beings. All good intentions aside, this learning strategy often fails to truly shift an employee’s way of thinking. It is necessary for companies to get creative, get collaborative, and turn learning on its head. 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