Wednesday 21 May 2025

Why Australia's Top Executives Came Together to Rethink 'Culture'

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Why Australia's Top Executives Came Together to Rethink 'Culture'

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The Roundtable That Needed to Happen

Appellon hosted a private executive roundtable, but this wasn't just another HR event. It was a wake-up call.

Inside the room: senior leaders fromCanva, Mastercard, Unilever, Ramsay Health, Apollo Care Alliance,andCoates Group.

The mission?

To confront a growing truth many organisations are still avoiding:

The way we've been managing 'culture' is no longer working.

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Why This Conversation Mattered

Today's workforce is different.

Attitudes are shifting. Performance is stalling. And the tools most companies are using simply aren't delivering results.

*"We've spent decades measuring how people feel — and we're still losing them,"* saidSue Jauncey, CEO of Appellon.

*"It's not about engagement anymore. It's about attitude. And if we don't shift it, we don't perform."*

This roundtable wasn't about surface-level fixes. It was about a fundamental shift:

  • From outdated metrics to measurable mindset change
  • From "making people happy" to building psychological strength
  • From passive engagement toactive performance culture
  • From outdated metrics to measurable mindset change

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Behaviour Over Sentiment

Executives discussed the real drivers of workforce dysfunction — entitlement, burnout, disconnection — and howbehavioural reinforcement, not just feedback, is the key to lasting cultural change (or as we refer to it: changes in attitudes).

Appellon's science-backed platform delivers:

  • 0-minute weekly micro-learnings
  • eal-time attitude reinforcement
  • shift from cortisol (stress) to oxytocin (trust, connection, and performance)
  • 0-minute weekly micro-learnings

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What's at Stake

When organisations ignore attitudes, they lose more than morale:

  • $308M savedfor the Royal Australian Navy in just 12 months
  • £450K savedfor the UK NHS by reducing employee turnover
  • 75% wellbeing scoreachieved in 5 months with Apollo Care Alliance
  • $308M savedfor the Royal Australian Navy in just 12 months

If culture isn't being built intentionally — it's being shaped by default, through behaviour.

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Read the Full Story

[Top Executives Gather for Closed-Door Roundtable on Rewiring Workforce Attitudes](https://appellon.com/blog/inside-the-private-executive-roundtable-redefining-workplace-wellbeing)