Graeme Cowan
Graeme Cowan is a leading conference speaker, a founding director of R U OK?, and host of The Caring CEO podcast. His new book GREAT LEADERS CARE: Developing safe, resilient and successful teams (Wiley, April 2026) is the first book that prevents both the leader and their team from burning out. Visit www.graemecowan.com.au
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It was 2:30 am when Priya’s phone buzzed. As HR Director for a mid-sized professional services firm, she was used to the occasional after-hours crisis, but this text from her CEO made her stomach drop: “Emergency board meeting tomorrow. One of our senior managers died by suicide last night. Our lawyers are asking about our…
Dave Banks looked at his engagement survey results, 84 per cent—well above the 78 per cent industry benchmark. His internal consulting team at NAB had slashed the business bank cost-to-income ratio significantly over six years. By every traditional metric, they were winning. Yet Dave couldn’t shake what he was observing in meetings. The energy had…
