Some good practical advice for finding work-life balance which everyone seems to be looking for but no-one can find. Consider the extent to which you apply these in your life?… Read More»
Archives for November 2017
Building resilience in newly qualified lawyers
Background & Challenge
A leading law firm was keen to build resilience in their newly qualified lawyers to prepare them for the transition. For these junior lawyers, there is a dramatic shift in expectations and responsibility placed upon them. They face pressure to operate efficiently, deal with customers, balance multiple requests and deadlines all with limited support due to the busy environment.… Read More»
Making a career transition
Background & Challenge
An mid-career professional lady, working in the finance industry who was at a ‘career cross-roads’. Having had an impressive track record, working her way up to a senior position in her area of the business, she was at a point where she was unsure of where next. She approached Austen Advisory for help.… Read More»
Strengthening leaders during times of growth, uncertainty and increasing competition
Background & Challenge
The company is one of the most significant players in the global insurance and financial products market, headquarted in Italy. Characterised by a strong international outlook, it had expanded rapidly with particular focus on Asia over the last decade. To support this growth, a new management structure had been established, with most of the new leaders being hired externally.… Read More»
Enabling Hong Kong’s youth to explore their careers
Background & Challenge
KELY Support Group is a non-government funded organisation which provides support to Hong Kong’s youth. They offer various programmes aiming to equip them with key life skills and resilience as they face various challenges growing up in Hong Kong. One such programme is a work placement programme targeting Ethnic Minority youth. Many of these individuals face inequalities and barriers which make it difficult for them to gain employment and build a successful career. Many of them believe a career is out of their reach.
How women get to the top
This is a great article publishing in Harvard Business Review summarising the findings of a study which aimed to identify the code for women’s leadership success. A central theme is that females need to be resilient whilst taking risks. Resilience is a skill that can be developed. Organisations and individuals must continuously monitor their resilience levels, taking early action to address any areas where it becomes compromised. AURA is a new tool developed by Austen Advisory to do just this. … Read More»
Nudge employees to build resilience
The Rise of Behavioural Economics and Its Influence on Organisations
Behavioural economics is a relatively new field that combines insights from psychology, judgment, and decision making, and economics to generate a more accurate understanding of human behaviour. Richard Thaler, the ‘father’ of this discipline suggests that there are many opportunities to “nudge” people’s behaviour by making subtle changes to the context in which they make decisions.… Read More»
Mental Health Matters in Hong Kong
It is fantastic to see a rising importance being placed on mental health issues in Hong Kong, reflected by the Hong Kong Mental Health Conference held over the weekend. The 3 day event was centred around the theme and prime mission of overcoming the stigma of mental health, this proposed as being a more complex and difficult problem to tackle than mental illness itself. What I liked was that the conference was not purely academic and based around clinical research but incorporated speakers and practical sessions from a range of disciplines. This enabled an evaluation of the mental health issue from the perspective of the workplace, education, healthcare and policy perspectives.… Read More»