Payroll is rarely treated as deal-critical during mergers and acquisitions, but the consequences of getting it wrong can surface long after the deal closes.
In this article, Stacey Kavanagh explores why payroll risks are often underestimated in M&A and how overlooked compliance issues can quickly turn into costly problems for organisations in Australia.
Real inclusion isn’t built through symbolic gestures, it’s built through everyday actions, decisions and leadership.
In this article, Stacey Kavanagh explores what meaningful inclusion really looks like in technology and consulting, and why moving beyond surface-level initiatives is essential to creating workplaces where people genuinely belong and thrive.
When technology stops working for your organisation, the worst thing you can do is tolerate it.
In this article, Jacinta Goldstone-Henry explores why technology projects often under-deliver and the practical steps leaders can take to regain control and get real value from their systems.
What will separate winners from the rest in 2026 isn’t the technology they buy, but how deliberately they use it.
In this article, Stacey Kavanagh outlines the practical moves leading organisations are making right now across AI, cyber resilience, simplification and workforce capability to turn technology into real, measurable business value.
Why do so many well-funded technology programmes fall short of expectations?
In this article, Jacinta Goldstone-Henry cuts through the hype to show why real transformation depends on people, process and governance, drawing on practical lessons from government, healthcare, childcare, mining and enterprise organisations where adoption and value were the real measures of success.
If your organisation hasn’t approved AI tools, it’s almost certainly using AI anyway.
In this article, Martin Adams explores the rise of “shadow AI”, why banning it doesn’t work, and the practical first steps leaders should take to make AI use safe, compliant and fit for real work.
AI policies alone don’t change behaviour, confidence does.
In this article, Martin Adams explores why most AI policies fail in practice, the fears and uncertainty many employees have about AI, and the practical steps leaders can take to build confidence so safe AI use becomes part of everyday work.
