A Maximus Exchange

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.

Topics: Senior Leadership, Business, Leadership, Talent Management, Employee Learning, Employee Development

On my recent holiday I read Dan Pink’s new book - To Sell is Human. The chapters argue the growing importance of sales skills in both traditional and non-traditional sales roles. Dan’s perspective runs against the viewpoints of many that believe the art of sales is in decline. In a world full of information that is so easily accessible through technology, many think digital and social marketing is replacing the role of the traditional “salesman”.

Topics: Sales Training, General Business, Leadership, Maximus International, Business Consultant, sales leadership

Creating world class business leadership solutions is our speciality at Maximus International. We draw on our top talent as well as deep market insights to develop solutions that are customised and tailored to our clients’ needs. To do this, we utilise a variety of strategies that truly personalise our approach.

Topics: Competitive Advantage, Strategy, Leadership, Maximus International

Maximus is not your normal consultancy. When you work at Maximus, you are in an environment that celebrates individual personalities, is innovative, strategic and requires employees to think outside of the box. We think about doing the same things in different and better ways. We are unique and want to present our strategic ways of thinking and innovative solutions to our clients. A day in the life of an employee at Maximus varies by position, but there are truths that link each and every one of us together, moving us forward towards our individual and organisational goals.  

Topics: Business, Leadership, Maximus International, Business Consultant, Organisational Design

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. 

Topics: Competitive Advantage, Resources, Organisational Development, Innovation, entrepreneurship, Leadership, Maximus International, Organisational Design

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.

Topics: leaders, Senior Leadership, Organisational Development, Strategy, Leadership, Business Coach, Maximus International, Organisational Design, Employee Development

 

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.

Topics: leaders, Entrepreneur, Senior Leadership, Leadership Development Lessons, Organisational Development, Strategy, Maximus, Leadership, maximus recommends, Talent Management, Employee Learning, Employee Development

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.

Topics: Strategy, Maximus, Leadership, Talent Management, Organisational Design, Employee Learning, Employee Development

 

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.

Topics: Competitive Advantage, Leadership Development Lessons, Tips, Leadership, Maximus International, Employee Learning, Employee Development

If the Australian Open has taught us anything this year, it’s that resilience and perseverance are the keys to success. Chinese athlete Li Na’s win in the Women’s Final after two failed attempts proves as much.

But can the keys to success in sport be of any help in the world of business? Absolutely!

Topics: Maximus Melbourne, Leadership Development Lessons, General Business, Tips, Maximus, Leadership, Maximus International, Maximus People and Authors