Global Leadership from Dr. Vergehese

TRUST AND COVID 19

The covid pandemic brought many changes particularly in regard to work. Across the globe people were suddenly no longer permitted in offices and working from home became the norm. At some level, trust of employees…

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FLEXIBLE VS REMOTE WORK

I  was recently in discussion with some colleagues about working from home through covid and the changes it brought. It is certain that in many ways Covid-19 precipitated some significant changes in how we approach…

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TACTICAL VS STRATEGIC

Having spent many years in the D&I space, a common theme I often encounter when organisations are tackling addressing how to be more inclusive is a tactical approach. This is commonly seen in policy changes…

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SHOWING GENUINE CARE FOR CLIENTS

The COVID situation has certainly impacted the way so many industries do business and the consultancy business is no exception. We have shifted many of our meetings, workshops and interventions online as a result of…

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SALES STRATEGY IN THE NEW WORLD

I have recently been making enquiries in to updating my digital presence and as a part of this have been involved in a number of sales calls with digital agencies. It has been an eye-opening…

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HARDSHIP POSTINGS

We have been working with an organisation with operations in PNG recently. As I research and learn more about the country I am realising what a complex and challenging environment it must be to work…

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VIRTUAL vs F2F DISCUSSIONS

I attended an online forum of leaders this week and it was really impressive to see how energetic and driven the main facilitator was. During the 1-hour session we adhered to a tight agenda and…

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WHAT IS THE COST OF YOUR WORK?

At a session we ran recently, one of the participants was a former police officer. He shared with me after the session that his role with the police became so stressful that he turned to…

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HAPPY 2021 TO YOU ALL!

As the new year has arrived it has been interesting to resume some more “normal” activities which were derailed by the global COVID pandemic last year. Australia has been very fortunate in limiting the spread…

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DIVERSITY IN THE NEW NORMAL

With so much change occurring at so many levels this year, a number of people have asked for my perspective on D&I in the new normal that we are now experiencing. There has indeed been…

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