The Serendis Blog
2 April, 2019
Why you need a mentor and how to get one
I have a three-year-old son. He is always asking me for a boost. He wants to climb higher in the tree, sit on the counter to help me cook, or stand on the most precarious obstacle at the playground. He…
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13 November, 2018
When Cultural Values Lead to Groupthink, the Company Loses
As a business shapes its public reputation, hidden conflicts can undermine its effectiveness. by Maud Lindley, Jeffrey Schwartz, and Malcolm Thompson Excerpt from story published in Strategy + Business Magazine The business of a corporation is no longer just business. In the past,…
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11 February, 2018
Moving from anxiety towards vocation
When I ask my clients about their hopes or goals for 2018 … the answer is unanimous. They all promise to a have a quieter year, to be less stressed, to achieve a stable personal and emotional balance that allows…
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8 November, 2017
Why cultural intelligence matters in a global economy
Cultural intelligence is becoming increasingly important in business today. To be successful, global organisations require connectivity through individuals and effective collaboration across the world. As companies expand into different countries, this opens up access to different resources, knowledge and talent…
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25 August, 2017
Leadership in a VUCA world
To develop their leaders, companies spend millions of dollars in training, psychometric tools, 360 degree studies, professional coaching and other consultants. A recent study has shown that these frameworks, which are relatively traditional, tend to develop managerial skills rather than…
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6 August, 2017
One woman’s uplifting story of returning to her career after a break
Our guest post is by Michelle Warnock, a participant on the Serendis Career Returners Program. She writes a candid account of returning to her career after a break to raise her four children… Ten years ago I was a woman with a thriving career. I…
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28 July, 2017
The power of mentoring and how to do it effectively
Much has been written about the merits of mentoring. From personal experience, having facilitated cross-sector and internal mentoring programs for several years, I have observed how structured mentoring operates as a powerful lever to accompany individual, organisational and sector change. Serendis’…
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6 June, 2017
Creating pathways back to work changes the game
Many professionals at some point during their lifetime will take a career break be it for parenthood, family care or other reasons. Sadly, research tells us those who take a career break (both men and women, but predominantly women) face…
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9 May, 2017
A new era in the pursuit of leadership development
“Psychological agility will be the most critical attribute to succeed in a world of unprecedented volatility, uncertainty and change.” Maud Lindley, Founding Director of Serendis Despite the media attention and often pessimistic prognosis on the leadership gender balance issue, I…
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3 May, 2017
Your leadership potential
How do you demonstrate your leadership potential? Does your outlook take into account long-term perspectives that may influence the current direction of your business, your industry, your clients, products or services? How do you develop insights into the macroeconomic, organisational, digital…
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1 May, 2017
Are we facing diversity fatigue?
The lack of gender diversity at the top levels of our corporate world is a complex issue which is often misunderstood. Leadership gender imbalance is affected by a range of societal, personal and cultural factors and when we attempt to…
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27 April, 2017
Mentoring or Sponsorship?
Is one approach better than the other to enhance gender diversity? In spite of the prolific literature produced around this topic, the lack of gender diversity at the top levels of our corporate world is a very complex, multifaceted issue…
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