#64 Natalie Kyriacou – Planet, Animals & Entrepreneurship

The wonderful Natalie Kyriacou is our guest for Episode #64. She’s the passionate Founder and CEO of the environmental conservation social enterprise My Green World. In the conversation, Nat got very real with us about her own journey of working in wildlife, starting the organisation, and the opportunities for humans and animals to coexist peacefully. My … Read more

# 63 Amanda Goodman – Impact Investing, Purpose & Millennials

Episode #63 of the Humans of Purpose Podcast features Amanda Goodman. She’s Head of Syndication and Director, Giant Leap at Impact Investment Group (IIG); but Amanda’s portfolio encompasses a wide gamut of incredible work within the impact space. She’s also a Director at Stand Up, a Director at The Observership Program, and Deputy Chair of RIAA’s Impact … Read more

#60 Charbel Zeaiter – Tech, Learning and Social Impact

Our latest episode #60 features the hilarious, profound and dynamic Charbel Zeaiter. Charbel is Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer at Academy Xi. Academy Xi’s expert-led courses and workshops are designed to help you learn, practice and embed new knowledge, preparing you to shape your career and change the world. His work is about preparing people to … Read more

Creating Social Impact at Oscar Hunt

Social Impact Results We are now more than six months (half way) into our Social Impact Program at Oscar Hunt here are some of the key findings at staff level from our mid-point evaluation. More qualitative feedback from a range of program stakeholders is included later in this article. In mid-2017, Purposeful commenced piloting our … Read more

Key Drivers Influencing Future Business

Society is changing rapidly and directors’ understanding of the changing context and drivers of future business are key to embracing and integrating a truly adaptive mindset. Whilst, there are a range of factors and trends that come into play to create the environment of uncertainty that we face today; the following key drivers go some … Read more

Communicating Strategy: The Expectation-Reality Gap

It’s human nature to promise great things. We do it all the time often without even noticing. We attach service offerings to idealised and emotional concepts that stretch far beyond the tangible. What does mean for how we communicate strategy? I heard an interesting explanation for this in the latest Freakonomics Podcast episode from Danny Kahneman, one … Read more

Millennials Are Purpose-Driven And Social Impact Focused

In October 2017, we premiered the following film for Mike’s keynote presentation at the Third Sector Live conference. Our aim was to produce an honest portrayal of what our compassionate and purpose-driven millennials want from their work and life. We found that millennials are leading designer lives, that are purpose-driven and focused on creating a positive social … Read more

The Pressures of Doing Good

Doing good is a hot topic. We are increasingly seeing company espousing Corporate Social Responsibility to Shared Value, and now Human Social Responsibility. The Giving Australia Report 2016 presents outstanding accomplishments between business and charity in the 15/16 financial year. Growth of corporate giving in Australia In total, $17.5 billion was invested across community organisations which … Read more

Purpose Can Attract and Retain Top Talent

Every year, Australian organisations can expect to lose about 16% of their staff. This is a 3% increase on reported levels in 2012. There’s a significant economic cost associated with this, but there are also significant social and cultural impacts to consider. Attracting and retaining top talent is the current battlefront in the talent wars. … Read more

Motivate Your Team With Purpose

If you’ve returned from your holiday break and noticed a lethargic office atmosphere, low levels of engagement and general lull, you’re not alone! Return to work periods often coincide with steady increases in sick days, poor employee engagement and generally lower motivation levels to achieve the purpose of the business. So what is behind this … Read more