In 2012,  AltusQ has presented 3 sold-out events designed for Chief Executives and HR Leaders. In the boardroom of the Powerhouse Museum in late 2012, over 50 HR Leaders were treated to a private tour of the Faith, Fashion, Fusion exhibit. Faith, fashion and Muslim identity were explored through the experiences and achievements of a group [...]

How often does a presenter think about the reasons people are in a room? At our AltusQ Leadership and Coaching workshops, the first thing we do is set the agenda – are you actually in the right room for the right reasons? Our workshops are activity based where everyone is participating with the people in [...]

Few of the hundreds of businesses we have assisted over recent years have been unaffected by significant change including changing consumer preferences, technology impacts and price pressure caused by the recent economic fluctuations. Despite this, many have grown and/or picked up market share. So how do you successfully traverse this changing landscape? Here are a [...]

Happy Valentines Day everyone!  I have to say, a 3 minute speech is a first for me… so I referred to the wisdom of Winston Churchill who once said… “a good speech should be like a woman’s skirt, long enough to cover the subject, short enough to create interest”.  Given that I’m past the age [...]

Is it? Or are business leaders making it so by their beliefs and actions? Over the years there have been countless studies from Hewitt, Gallup, Tower Watson and others that link high performance to employee engagement. Hewitt Best Employers consistently outperform companies with lower engagement in all facets of business performance from lower staff turnover, [...]