Insights
ANZ Mental Health Association Feature: Job Crafting Your Nine to Thrive
Natalie Richardson's latest piece offers practical tips to craft a better working life for you and your team. read more
The Dance of Partnering
In this article, we learn the "dance" of business partnering: joining and differentiating read more
We are AITD Award Finalists!
Our partnerships with BIG W, and Logan City Council, have both been nominated for an AITD Award. read more
Join us at The Great Wave, Oct 16-19 2020
Hayley Linthwaite and Natasha Budd are facilitating "Here Be Dragons" an immersive online experience at The Great Wave Melbourne Hub. read more
Job Crafting: Redesigning Your 9 to Thrive.
Performance Frontiers are presenting at the Workplace Mental Health Symposium. read more
Empathy Mapping: The Road to Innovation
Good design begins with empathy. In this article, we explore how to place empathy at the heart of our problem-solving and innovation ... read more
The Power of Story
Story is a powerful, but often under-appreciated leadership tool. Here's are some need-to-knows about unleashing the power of story. read more
Building Self-Esteem: From Self to Whole Team
How can we sustainably instil a strong sense of self-esteem in ourselves, our team and our whole organisation? read more
Bridging the Strategy Execution Gap
You've set your strategic focus, now it's time to take action. This is often where things fall apart. When it comes to strategy ... read more
Dynamic Decision Making: How to Beat the Tortoise
We're often told that quick decisions are reckless; that slow and steady is the wiser way. We all know the tale of the tortoise and ... read more
Strategic Prioritisation
It's common to find ourselves asking, which - from our array of strategic initiatives - should receive the most attention and why? read more
Sharpening our Strategic Focus
How do we share our focus between how we operate our organisation today, and how we innovate and implement strategies for the future? read more
Workplace Today Interview: Business Innovation During COVID-19
Alis speaks to Workplace Today about the necessity of innovation in this landscape, and how leaders can cultivate workplace cultures ... read more
Hayley Linthwaite to present at Global Cyber Conference for Peace
Senior Associate, Dr Hayley Linthwaite, is co-hosting a session this Saturday June 27th at the Global Cyber Peace Conference. This ... read more
Learning From Living Systems
There is much wisdom to be found in the natural systems that surround us. Here are 4 Leadership Lessons captured in a brilliant living ... read more
ATOMIC Presence for Digital Learning
In our latest article for Training & Development magazine, Hayley explores how the human connection can be strengthened online. read more
Energising Performance Conversations
Performance conversations can be tricky. How do leaders re-energise the process for better outcomes? And how do we navigate post-covid? read more
Introduction to Whole Systems Thinking
It took a pandemic to see how connected and interdependent we are as a global community. As leaders, we need to understand what it ... read more
10 tips for Facilitating Online Learning with Zoom
One story of how we fast-tracked our digital strategy and pivoted to 100% online learning in less than a week. read more
Three Questions with Marianne de Pierres
In 2020, PF celebrated our 20th birthday. With over 20 years' of leadership, learning and transformation carefully crafted and ... read more
Political Astuteness: “Dirty Word” or Vital Leadership Skill?
What does it mean to be politically astute and why is this a key skill in today's business environment? read more
Transformational Leadership in the Age of Epidemics
COVID-19 is not a blip in the system. Disruption is new normal. To thrive, we need leaders with buoyancy and purpose. Leaders who are ... read more
Training Industry Magazine Feature: Psych Safety
To get the best out of teams, the modern leader must nurture psychological safety. Yet this is particularly hard in remote teams and ... read more
Adaptive Leadership
Our world is a complex, unpredictable ecosystem. Now with the added gravity of a pandemic in our lives, we can hardly ignore the VUCA ... read more
Creative Brainstorming Tools
To solve for new and unprecedented challenges, we need new ways of thinking. Here are three tools to spark it... read more
From ‘Fake It Till You Make It’, To Cultivating True Joy
In name of making it through COVID-19, you may feel pressure to “put on a brave face”. However, forced positivity can add to the ... read more
Adapting Learning Online: 6 Emerging Priorities
In these difficult times, it’s important to carve out clear space for the leadership development that will help us adapt and thrive. ... read more
Leading Through COVID-19 With Buoyancy
Everyday, it seems we are confronted with new and unprecedented challenges. As we recover from the bushfires, and as the impact of ... read more
We’re speaking at Atlassian Summit 2020
Important update: We regret to announce that Atlassian Summit 2020 has been cancelled amid escalating concern around the COVID-19 ... read more
Is Your Caterer Killing Your Learning Potential?
In our latest article for Training & Development magazine, Natalie Richardson explores how leaders can use the science of nutrition to ... read more
Partnering for Value Creation Pt 2: The Dance
This is Part 2 of Optimising Value Creation Through Partnership: an exploration into the value of creating partnering relationships. read more
Partnering for Value Creation Pt 1: The Case
Here, we present our case for partnering: why creating partnerships is a key contemporary leadership skill, and one of the greatest ... read more
Horizontal Leadership
In 2019, we are sharing our Horizontal Leadership research anew. New model, same sentiment: What we achieve alone cannot compare to ... read more
Cultivating Personal, Leadership and Cultural Buoyancy
Our worklives are often characterised by many up and downs - some more severe than others. How do we move through tough times more ... read more
Curiosity: A Primary Leadership Discipline Today
Much has been written about the power and importance of curiosity in organisations today. And yet, despite the benefits, curiosity ... read more
Woolworths Group’s Eco Transformation
Today Sydney Morning Herald acknowledged Woolworths Group for their transformation into a dynamic retail ecosystem. This transformation read more
PF to present at PMIAC 2019
Calling all Project Managers, Project Teams, and anyone interested in the power of story. PF will be presenting on project ... read more
Focus on the Learner Experience Not Engagement
PF's article explores what happens when we shift our focus from learner engagement to the learner experience. (published in Training ... read more
Can #libspill Teach us Something About Leading Transformation?
Another day, another leadership spill in Australian politics. Can we learn something from this chaos in the Coalition about steering ... read more
PF Present at Get BIM Right: bSA Management Series
We were recently invited to present at the buildingSMART Management Series around the topic 'Get BIM Right". Our Managing Director, ... read more
Giving and Receiving Feedback: It’s a Gift
Mention the word “feedback” in a professional setting and you will find many people shaking in their boots or running for the hills ... read more
Courage in the Boardroom
Courage involves saying what needs to be said to the right person, at the right time, and in the right manner. As leaders, our ... read more
Feature Article: The Age of L&D Content Curation
In the age of information, learners often feel overwhelmed with the sheer amount of information at their fingertips. Is content ... read more
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ACE-ing Customer Experience at BWS [CASE STUDY]
For the last three years, our team have partnered with BWS to transform the business, boosting engagement in a team of 7500 across 1300 read more
Five Essentials to Having a Courageous Conversation
In our professional lives, situations often arise that bring about the need to have difficult conversations. Here are 5 steps to help read more
One Link in a Chain Reaction: Employee Motivation
You may have heard of the ripple effect of positive emotions, but what about the ripple effect of employee motivation on customer ... read more
Agile Innovation: Insights from the World Business Forum 2017
Our MD Gretel attended the World Business Forum 2017 and unpacks the top three priorities for getting Agile in your organisation. read more
Redesigning Retail: Empathy and Customer-centric Innovation
In this second article of our Redesigning Retail series we ask: How important is empathy in this modern retail environment? And how can read more
Redesigning Retail: Create Great Customer Experiences
In this first article of our Redesigning Retail series, we ask: How can we take a leaf from Amazon’s book and write the next chapter ... read more
Leader as Facilitator
Contemporary leadership can often feel as if you have to be all things to all people: expert and friend and enabler and ... read more
Happy Holidays
For Performance Frontiers, 2017 will be... read more
Creative provocateur and Global Changemaker, Dr Hayley Linthwaite, is a program designer, facilitator and coach with Performance Frontiers. She empowers individuals, organisations and communities through creative collaboration, social innovation and practical exploration to envision and enable a better future. Hayley has extensive experience in theories, forms, and conventions of applied performance, behavioural and systemic change, strategic conflict analysis, and experiential learning honed within extensive roles as an arts educator, researcher, director and performer.
A dynamo designer and problem-solving prodigy, Kate applies her design expertise and passion for visual learning to our graphic, instructional and product design department.
As a principal, lead facilitator, process designer, writer and executive coach at Performance Frontiers, Dr Martin Challis is dedicated to utilising his creativity and insight as powerful catalysts for facilitating learning and transformational change in organisations, teams and individuals.
Backed by over a decade of national and international experience in education, corporate management and consultancy, Taya’s work as an impassioned facilitator designer, educator and coach at Performance Frontiers expertly balances content and process to elicit powerful learning outcomes and cultivate meaningful change.
Dr Georgia Seffrin is supported by over 15 years’ experience in transformational change and leadership in organisations. She has built a productive career in learning design and facilitation across a diversity of professional sectors including education, health, government, corporate and arts organisations.
As Performance Frontier’s lead graphic and instructional designer, Jason breathes life into complex theory and unlocks new ways of thinking through the production of captivating tools and designs.
Jocelyn utilises her expertise in relationship management, knowledge of integrated marketing communications and skills in word wizardry to establish, maintain and enrichen PF’s professional relationships.
Ed recognises the partnering role finance has in realising an organisation’s strategy. Over six years, Ed has responded to manifold challenges of our rapidly evolving business and has helped Performance Frontiers thrive. His skillful management and refinement of our financial processes and systems help to ensure that we remain agile, responsive and successful. His financial expertise has been built through decades of financial consultation, dedicated bookkeeping, financial reporting and accounting both locally and nationally.
Lowanna uses her 20 years’ experience as a program designer, facilitator, arts educator and academic to help our clients make meaningful change in a way than inspires transformational growth.
Kylie uses her high-level relationship skills, expertise in coaching psychology and facilitation prowess to co-create transformative learning experiences and build human potential.
Dr Jane Austin brings over 20 years’ experience as a registered clinical psychologist to guide organisational and individual development in her work as a designer, coach and facilitator with Performance Frontiers team.
Olga is our office all-rounder and administration superstar. She applies her design acumen and super organisational skills to the task of designing efficient systems processes behind the scenes at Performance Frontiers.