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AboutJustin Miles

Justin is the Managing Partner of our Melbourne office, an outcome focused leader with a track record of driving business performance through proven talent and organisation development practices. Justin’s methods and skills have been shaped by working with performance oriented leaders in great companies including PepsiCo, The Campbell Soup Company, Diageo, Rip Curl, Fonterra and Wesfarmers, in Australia, the USA and Latin America.

Still Using Yesterday’s Competencies?

July 3, 2025 2:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Still Using Yesterday’s Competencies?

Here’s Why That’s Holding You Back In many organisations today competency and capability frameworks are quietly becoming a liability, not... View Article


Spotting Leaders Who Shape Culture & Those Who Don’t

June 23, 2025 2:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Spotting Leaders Who Shape Culture & Those Who Don’t

Leadership isn’t just about strategy and execution, it’s about influence. Some leaders intentionally craft and nurture a strong organisational culture,... View Article


Culture Starts at the Top

June 17, 2025 2:33 pm Published by Comments Off on Culture Starts at the Top

How Leaders Shape a Successful Organisational Culture Organisational culture isn’t just a set of values written on a wall; it’s... View Article


Making Room for Talent – Turning Strategy into Action

June 10, 2025 12:18 pm Published by Comments Off on Making Room for Talent – Turning Strategy into Action

Leaders often hesitate when faced with difficult talent decisions, not because they disagree with the strategy, but because execution is... View Article


The Uncomfortable Reality – You Need to Make Room for Talent

June 4, 2025 1:50 pm Published by Comments Off on The Uncomfortable Reality – You Need to Make Room for Talent

Talent strategy is not just about acquiring the best people; it’s about making space for them. Yet, in most organisations,... View Article


90% of Development is Luck

May 22, 2025 2:12 pm Published by Comments Off on 90% of Development is Luck

Admittedly, that’s not a great title for an article on people development. But that’s the conclusion we’ve come to. Organisations... View Article


Your EVP Won’t Save a Bad Recruitment Strategy

May 13, 2025 12:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Your EVP Won’t Save a Bad Recruitment Strategy

Here’s what will. Off the back of our recent blog on Build vs Buy strategies, let’s take a closer look... View Article


Build or Buy?

May 1, 2025 12:17 pm Published by Comments Off on Build or Buy?

What’s Your Underlying Talent Strategy? Every effective talent strategy must tilt toward either building talent internally or buying it externally.... View Article


The HR Performance Health Check

April 2, 2025 2:17 pm Published by Comments Off on The HR Performance Health Check

Our work in HR Performance is about creating an intense focus on the few things that matter most for the... View Article


Man rides an arrow upwards

The Development Quotient (DQ)

March 25, 2025 11:32 am Published by Comments Off on The Development Quotient (DQ)

Being a developer of people is a huge advantage for both organisations and leaders. Strong talent development drives business continuity,... View Article