A Maximus Exchange

In our quest to improve business processes, we are constantly reading and looking for new sources that add value and improve functionality to Maximus. Books that showcase new ways of thinking or that portray ideas in new ways are ideal for adapting our business design. Here are the top three reads right now that we are utilising at Maximus. They focus on the principles of design thinking to enable our business to adapt to changing markets and offer services that fit customer needs. These reads are not only applicable in a business sense but can also change the way you perceive sitons on a day-to-day basis. 

The idea of change has long rested in the minds of corporate executives as the market landscape becomesincreasingly complicated. The lines between industries are becoming blurred and traditional business models are almost constantly being challenged.

As published in Australian Business Solutions

“Figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics earlier this year from the Business Characteristics Survey show that innovation is slowing down. The proportion of businesses actively innovating fell nearly 5 per cent, to 39 per cent of businesses. Meanwhile, business sentiment as to how innovative we are is poor, with the GE Innovation Barometer earlier this year showing that when ranked by business sentiment as to how innovative we are, Australia ranks 16th out of 30 countries.” - Kate Mills, BRW, 06 Dec 2012

Maximus Managing Director, Vanessa Gavan responds:

As a Managing Director, I find these stats really concerning. Not only will this drop in innovation impact on organisational performance in the medium-term, it will have flow on consequences surrounding employee morale and engagement. People want to work for companies that are constantly evolving. Top talent want to participate in ideation, they covet accelerated learning and they need to be fast-tracked. There has to be a level of innovation, performance and growth for this to occur. Companies that fail to think creatively will find themselves at the back of the pack in the race for top talent.

As published in Company Director Magazine written by Sam Walker