Author Archives for Justin Miles

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.

Leadership Has a Price

November 22, 2019 11:00 am Published by Comments Off on Leadership Has a Price

“If you don’t get what you want, it’s a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that... View Article


There are two Types of HR Leader. Which one are you?

November 14, 2019 10:32 am Published by Comments Off on There are two Types of HR Leader. Which one are you?

Dave Ulrich puts it simply, “HR is not about HR, it’s about the business”. Succinct and powerful, this phrase has... View Article


People Join Managers and Leave Managers

November 6, 2019 9:29 am Published by Comments Off on People Join Managers and Leave Managers

Late last century Marcus Buckingham gave us the insight that ‘people join companies and leave managers’. Times have changed, people... View Article


Smart Organisations Realise People Performance Drives Financial Performance

October 16, 2019 9:50 am Published by Comments Off on Smart Organisations Realise People Performance Drives Financial Performance

Just as Financial Performance identifies how well a company generates revenues, manages its assets, liabilities, and the financial interests of... View Article


The Recruitment Strategy Type Indicator

August 26, 2019 10:56 am Published by Comments Off on The Recruitment Strategy Type Indicator

Since the dawn of time, we have found ways to describe and categorise people. From the four temperaments of the Ancient civilizations... View Article


Don’t Waste Time on Talent Management

August 16, 2019 10:31 am Published by Comments Off on Don’t Waste Time on Talent Management

Before you have any type of talent discussion, you need to first have a standards discussion. Too often we see... View Article


What we know about Accelerating Team Performance

September 21, 2018 9:33 am Published by Comments Off on What we know about Accelerating Team Performance

In previous posts, we have discussed why a focus on teams is critical to driving organisational performance and when to use the 7 P’s of... View Article


Grandpa, what did you do during the War for Talent?

August 22, 2018 10:45 am Published by Comments Off on Grandpa, what did you do during the War for Talent?

The War for Talent Back at the turn of the century, when McKinsey declared the War for Talent, I was... View Article


You have too much experience

April 17, 2018 3:22 pm Published by Comments Off on You have too much experience

We’ve heard that line from a couple of people lately. They had applied for vacant roles with high profile companies... View Article


What’s wrong with talent in 2018?

January 31, 2018 2:40 pm Published by Comments Off on What’s wrong with talent in 2018?

As we enter another dynamic year for the HR industry, there are still a few major gaps in the recruitment processes... View Article