Cracking the Culture Code
By Michael Ellis One of the biggest challenges I've faced when working with leaders in building great culture is knowing what to work on. Culture is complex; it's multi-faceted, interconnected, personal, collective, constantly evolving and dynamic. And so, the way in
How to create a culture of feedback at work
Feedback in a workplace can occur in different ways - there’s one-on-one feedback given from a manager to an employee, feedback given between team members, as well feedback to the leadership from employees about their experience working there and where
Behind the Creative: Building and leading a purpose driven business
The pursuit of purpose and meaning has increasingly become intertwined with our professional lives, particularly in the post-COVID era. People want to know that they can make a positive impact at work, even if their role doesn’t necessarily make this
Remote first: How Common Code went from in-office to a remote, global business
Common Code (an Ackama Group Company) is a tech and product development consulting business based in Melbourne. When 2020 rolled around, they made a change that put them on to a completely new way of working - 100% remote with
Ways to lessen your organisation’s impact on the environment
We recently asked creatives on LinkedIn how important is a company’s commitment to the environment and sustainability when choosing where to work. Here’s how the results broke down: 14% of respondents said it was very important and they would only
Five reasons why volunteering is good for team morale
It can be hard to feel excited and invigorated by much at this time of year. It’s cold (especially in the southern states), it gets dark way too early and all you want is to be tucked under a warm
Our favourite social enterprises for your business to support
There’s no two ways about it - with some jobs and workplaces, it’s harder to get meaning and purpose from them as others. However, supporting businesses who do good work to help the community and those in need is a
Five reasons why you should consider hiring for attitude, not skills
When you’re going through the recruitment process, it can be easy to get tunnel vision and focus only on the candidates who meet the skills necessary for the job and not look at other factors. Here at Creative Natives, we’re big
Behind the Creative: Diversity, equity and inclusion in the creative industry
For our third instalment of Behind the Creative - the series where we chat with senior creative professionals about our industry, their experiences and some of the pressing issues facing creatives - we’re talking everything diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
Walk the walk: How businesses can better support female workers
We recently ran a poll on LinkedIn, asking female creatives what they believed were the biggest issues facing women working in the creative industry. While we know that there are a lot of issues that impact female creatives, we chose