Driving Cultural transformation

Human resource professionals were out in force at this year’s CEO Forum - Human Resource Director Forum events in Sydney and Melbourne last week. Attendance was up on previous years as more than 300 attendees responded to the timeliness of this year’s event topic, “Power of great teams”.

SydneyTalent co-sponsored this year’s events and CEO Anne Moore chaired this year’s HRD Forum Driving Cultural Transformation: The Camp Quality and Bulldog way. The forum championed the duel case studies of different organisational transformation.

Moore was humbled and inspired by these organisation’s stories and their willingness to be open and frank about their journeys. “Through the course of the CEOs joint presentation, it became apparent that what The Bulldogs and Camp Quality now shared most was a fundamental integrity. They demonstrated their commitment to purpose, and their focus on a clearly articulated vision which includes team work and most importantly, the ability to be optimistic and live in the moment.” 

The audience learned how these key elements have served to transform the Bulldogs and Camp Quality at every level and how this has allowed their organisations to embark on an extra-ordinary (and unusual) journey together.

“Their stories brought to life the power of courage and the value of exploring possibilities. Both Todd and Simon showed the true and real value of positive thinking. Confirming that to achieve the impossible, one must first see the invisible,” commented Moore.

Other issues within the cultural transformation landscape include those presented by generational integration. Responding to the positive contributions Gen Y and Z employees make to an organisation while achieving generational integration is also a high priority for HRDs and management teams.

Keynote speaker Avril Henry, author of Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: Breaking Down Generational Barriers at Work kick started each day spotlighting the great value delivered by Gen Ys to the workplace and how to build high performance teams with an inter-generational culture.

SydneyTalent’s business development and recruitment team members participated in all of the events providing frontline insight for guests on Gen Y and the transformation that SydneyTalent is tracking on both sides of the employment relationship.

“We work closely with more than 2,000 18-25 years olds every day matching their skills and employability to businesses requirements. Organisations that have built attractive brands for Gen Y as part of their cultural transformation programs will be able to take first advantage of the talent pool,” concluded Moore.