--- title: Maximus Blog | Leadership, Strategy & Human Capital Articles | Strategy description: "Strategy | 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 ## [Creating World Class Business Leadership Solutions](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/creating-world-class-business-leadership-solutions) Posted by [Maximus International](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/maximus-international) Oct 27, 2015 9:39:01 AM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hubfs/Business-people-planning.jpg) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/creating-world-class-business-leadership-solutions) Creating world class business leadership solutions is our speciality at [Maximus International](http://www.maximus.com.au/). 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. 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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) ## [Five Must-Read Strategy Resources](https://blog.maximus.com.au/2012/10/11/five-must-read-strategy-books) Posted by [maximusinternational](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/maximusinternational) Feb 26, 2014 5:06:00 PM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-518536806-jpg/blog-files/strategy.jpg) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/2012/10/11/five-must-read-strategy-books) **** **“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” - Henry Ford**   Here are five of our favourite resources discussing innovation, strategy, futurism and alignment!       [Read More](https://blog.maximus.com.au/2012/10/11/five-must-read-strategy-books) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.maximus.com.au/2012/10/11/five-must-read-strategy-books#comments) Topics: [Resources](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/resources), [Strategy](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/strategy), [General Business](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/general-business), [Business](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/business) ## [Top Ten Blog Posts of 2013](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2014/01/15/top-ten-blog-posts-of-2013) Posted by [maximusinternational](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/maximusinternational) Jan 16, 2014 1:54:00 AM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-521681160-png/blog-files/19-books-on-strategy.png) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2014/01/15/top-ten-blog-posts-of-2013) **Among all the terrific posts we published last year, be sure not to miss the most-read articles of 2013.** [Read More](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2014/01/15/top-ten-blog-posts-of-2013) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2014/01/15/top-ten-blog-posts-of-2013#comments) Topics: [strategy books](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/strategy-books), [Competitive Advantage](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/competitive-advantage), [succession plan](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/succession-plan), [Resources](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/resources), [Sales Training](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/sales-training), [trends](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/trends), [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), [Harvard Professor Mills](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/harvard-professor-mills), [General Business](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/general-business), [Tips](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/tips), [Maximus](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus), [overcoming fears](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/overcoming-fears), [Maximus Breakfast](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus-breakfast), [Business](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/business), [Customer Centricity](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/customer-centricity), [Leadership](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/leadership), [maximus recommends](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus-recommends), [change](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/change), [Leadership in Crisis](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/leadership-in-crisis), [How To](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/how-to), [Peter Bregman](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/peter-bregman), [Harvard](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/harvard), [Maximus International](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus-international), [Maximus People and Authors](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus-people-and-authors) ## [19 books that will change the way you think about strategy](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2013/10/17/19-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-think-about-strategy) Posted by [maximusinternational](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/maximusinternational) Oct 18, 2013 2:58:00 AM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-521681160-png/blog-files/19-books-on-strategy.png) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2013/10/17/19-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-think-about-strategy)   ***"There is always a better strategy than the one you have; you just haven’t thought of it yet" - Sir Brian Pitman*** ** [Read More](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2013/10/17/19-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-think-about-strategy) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2013/10/17/19-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-think-about-strategy#comments) Topics: [strategy books](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/strategy-books), [Resources](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/resources), [Strategy](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/strategy), [General Business](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/general-business), [Maximus](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus), [maximus recommends](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus-recommends) ## [How to Audit your Business Strategy](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2013/09/13/how-to-audit-your-business-strategy) Posted by [maximusinternational](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/maximusinternational) Sep 14, 2013 12:54:00 AM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-521681010-png/blog-files/strategic-alignment_mckinsey-study.png) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2013/09/13/how-to-audit-your-business-strategy) *** “The real challenge in crafting strategy lies in detecting subtle discontinuities that may undermine a business in the future.” – Henry Mintzberg*** [Read More](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2013/09/13/how-to-audit-your-business-strategy) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2013/09/13/how-to-audit-your-business-strategy#comments) Topics: [Resources](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/resources), [Strategy](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/strategy), [General Business](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/general-business), [Tips](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/tips), [Maximus](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus), [How To](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/how-to), [Maximus International](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/topic/maximus-international) ## [How to Achieve Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Part 2](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2013/04/17/how-to-achieve-sustainable-competitive-advantage-customer-centricity) Posted by [maximusinternational](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/maximusinternational) Apr 17, 2013 6:34:00 PM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-518538541-jpg/blog-files/user-guide.jpg) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/2013/04/17/how-to-achieve-sustainable-competitive-advantage-customer-centricity) ***“The golden rule for every businessman is this: Put yourself in your customer’s place.” – ******Orison Swett Marden*** In part one; we outlined **[six questions to audit sustainable competitive advantage](https://blog.maximus.com.au/index.php/maximus-international/general-business/how-to-achieve-sustainable-competitive-advantage-part-1/).** This week, we shift our focus to customer centricity. Put simply, customer centricity is all about understanding your brand value and delivering it consistently to your customers and clients. 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