Almost half of employed Australians are considering applying for a new job each new year. While only 1 in 7 (15%) will actually leave, that’s still a lot of churn and burn for any company to bare. And what’s worse, it’s your best performing people who are leaving, the very people you most need to keep. So, why are they leaving? The most obvious reasons include a poor relationship with the … [Read more...]

Dear Purpose-Driven Bankers: Don’t quit! We need you to stay and drive a purpose beyond profit. Today, as we stand by and watch the horror unfolding with the Financial Services Royal Commission, I’ve been reflecting on how, and why, the finance industry has lost its way, and why it seemingly has no purpose beyond profit. I’ve also been reflecting on you, the thousands of finance industry … [Read more...]

 An uncommon way to create common-unity amongst your leaders “All great change starts with a conversation, preferably over a dining-room table not a board-room table, for when we enter into communion with each other over fine food and fine wine, anything is possible.” Ever since Larry Fink, CEO and Chairman of BlackRock, sent out his annual letter to CEO’s earlier this year, Purpose has been … [Read more...]

If you're about to spend time and money on a purpose initiative in your company, the first step is to undertake a critical review of your company purpose statement to ensure it's a solid foundation on which to engage and activate your people. So, what makes a powerful purpose statement? There's many essential things to consider in writing a statement whether that’s for a company, team or … [Read more...]

“Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill On December 11, I returned to Melbourne after 10 weeks on The Purpose Project 100,000 Impacts Tour. As I alighted from the plane, a crippling sense of defeat and failure descended upon me. I’d only achieved 40,018 impacts, way less than half my goal. I simply couldn’t wait to get home to … [Read more...]