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australia's only cross-industry network for ceos & senior leaders of foreign owned companies

helping leaders grow

Abundium helps fast track the performance, well-being and positive impact of multinational leadership teams. We currently support over 1,000 c-suite leaders from more than 100 of the world’s biggest brands, plus 60 not-for-profits nominated by our corporate members, as Australia's only cross-industry leadership network for foreign owned companies.

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who we help

CEOs and leaders of multinationals in Australia seeking ways to growth faster, with less fuss. 

Time is precious and the stakes are too high to network with people in roles or companies you can't relate to. No one wants to attend events or take time outside your business without actionable strategies for growth and improvement. 

Spending is tight so external support should have a multiple return on investment, helping you hit your short term goals at long term costs and build your legacy.

Our community is also about finding ways to recover & recharge, creating memories together whilst having fun! Connecting with likeminded and relevant peers proves to reduce stress and increase confidence. 

 

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how we help

We help build positive momentum and breakthrough on critical leadership challenges through our range of leadership communities and advisory solutions.

community
community
community

Groups within the community based on role, function or topics of interest. Our main communities are for Country Leaders and HR leaders.

coaching
coaching
coaching

Address the specific challenges our members face via one on one or team coaching, keynote speaking at conferences, and the design and delivery of tailored cultural development programs.

content
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content

On-demand content from world class management thinkers and Global CEOs available whenever and where ever you need it.

abundium summits

We help facilitate a one-day experience where you can learn what other multinationals are doing, gain deep insights from world class thought leaders and build better relationship with the emerging leaders in your organisation.

women in multinationals summit

Fast track the role multinationals can play in creating a gender equal world at Australia's only summit exclusively designed to supercharge women in foreign owned companies.

Women in multinationals, male allies, Champions of Change, & DEI influencers, find our why you should be there on 6 September in Sydney

growth through experiences

We curate and present learning experiences for leaders to help them achieve exponential growth and unlock innovative breakthroughs.

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an advanced vision for leadership
an advanced vision for leadership

Leaders must go beyond thinking 'outside the box' and more regularly think 'outside the building' to overcome establishment paralysis and generate powerful innovation says Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. 

This requires a new style of leadership. Kanter calls this ‘advanced leadership’ referring to the additional skills necessary to address messy, complex systems problems, where you can’t yet see the direction you’re going and there are so many opportunities to fumble. 

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delivering happiness
delivering happiness

“I realized the purpose of life is about pursuing happiness, and that sustainable happiness comes from making others happy” Yuan said. Creating happiness is also a philosophy behind work culture at Zoom.

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creating fearless organisations to drive growth & innovation
creating fearless organisations to drive growth & innovation

For over 20 years Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School Amy Edmondson has been researching what high performing teams from around the world across multiple industries do differently. The number one success variable based on the teams she and others such as Google have studied is what Amy calls 'psychological safety', i.e. creating an environment where people feel safe to take interpersonal risk.

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the power of positivity
the power of positivity

This one attribute is positive emotion, not to be confused with ‘positive thinking’ which has actually been shown to be detrimental to performance and well-being in many contexts.

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winning in the australian economy
winning in the australian economy

Peter Hartcher, political and international editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Peter provides his perspective on the year ahead for both domestic and regional issues impacting doing business in Australia. 

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excellence in leadership mindsets
excellence in leadership mindsets

Join us for a highly interactive 3 hours online experience with Dr. Peter Fuda, one of Australia’s true global thought leaders. Peter will reveal a range of practical frameworks and processes to help you transform leadership in our hybrid world of work. 

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becoming a talent magnet & multiplier
becoming a talent magnet & multiplier

Liz Wiseman, NYT and WSJ best selling author, co-creator of Oracle University, Thinkers50 2013-2021, Founder & CEO, reveals four pathways for leaders to become multipliers, amplifying the smarts and capabilities of the people around them.

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when business & science collide
when business & science collide

Discuss with Dr Cathy Foley, Australia’s Chief Scientist, how to work with the scientific community to uncover new opportunities, bring innovation into your local market and take them to the world.

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elite performance in the human machine era
elite performance in the human machine era

Abundance or oblivion? How has the rapid rise of generative AI changed your perspective about the future? One thing is for sure, the relationship between man and machine is only getting stronger. Dr Andy Walshe has been at the forefront of human machine research and application since 2006, investigating how technology can fast track elite performance with individuals, teams and organisations ranging from DARPA, USA Olympic teams, and numerous global corporations. Prior to this Andy was the High Performance Director at Redbull training extreme athletes and artists to perform and create at levels beyond what they thought were possible.  

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winning in the australian economy
winning in the australian economy

Discussion about uncertainties ranging from the changing nature of industrial relations, the uncertainty of the geopolitical landscape, ongoing concerns about cost-of-living pressures and more.

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speaking truth to power
speaking truth to power

Join Megan Reitz, Professor of Leadership and Dialogue at Ashridge Executive Education UK, and 2021 #1 ranked Thinker in Thinker50, as she explores with us what needs to be said, and how we can better hear what needs to be heard.

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purpose powers business transformation
purpose powers business transformation

During this Abundium Masterclass with Fred we will explore four of those challenges: disengagement, disorganization, disinformation and disillusionment. In Fred’s disarmingly calm yet provocative way we will discuss ‘why your job is not your job’, ‘why a leader has no followers’, and the notions of ‘response-ability’ and ‘success beyond success’. Ultimately, Fred will share his solution to these challenges we face drawing on his life’s work and research from his days as a Professor of Economics at MIT to now.  

what others say

"Abundium as a next-gen global extended network has the capability to connect you through live experiences and on demand like a podcast library."
Australian Managing DirectorComputer Software
The thing I love the most, is everyone has the same problems, which makes me always feel better!"
Executive AssistantFood & Beverages
“You don't realise how valuable the roundtables are. It's not just attending a great event, I quote the learnings from the session for days and days after to so many people that I meet."
ANZ Managing DirectorComputer Hardware
It is so refreshing to be engaging outside of my industry environment. I loved the nuggets shared by the panel and their different ways of viewing challenges.
District Leader ANZHealthcare
“The full team have also been impressed by the quality of the content and found it extremely useful.
APAC CEO Consumer Goods
“A fabulous group of local CEOs of multinationals. I find it very valuable to have this group of supportive peers who are very open about their triumphs and challenges
Alumni CEO memberTechnology
“It is more critical than ever for leaders to find people they can confide in, that understand the unique requirements of their role, and can help them explore new ways to do things.”
Vice President ANZPIFMCG
Being part of a high quality and relevant network has been critical to my career success. I have been part of five different executive communities but the one led by Rich Hirst has been a stand out.
Senior Vice PresidentManufacturing
Everything Abundium does is first class. What it offers is of rare quality.
Managing PartnerProfessional Services
“As I sought to get settled into a new role in Australia, Dani was proactive in connecting me to a number of key resources to help me quickly understand the local landscape.”
Global Vice President of MarketingIndustrials
It’s such a valuable network and great way for time poor people to keep connected on important conversations.
HR DirectorFMCG

easier growth

As part of our work to feed the collective intelligence of this multinational community, we are constantly evolving how we deliver our program to best achieve positive impact in the most effective and efficient manner.

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masterclass
masterclass

Global thought leaders from Harvard, LBS, Columbia and more delivering ‘virtual’ learning tailored for multinational leadership teams.

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roundtable
roundtable

Confidential peer-to-peer ‘in-person’ learning experiences connecting members to each other and on topics chosen by those attending over a meal. 

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dialogue

National influencers or policy-makers leading in-person discussions to support the growth of multinational operations across Australia and New Zealand.

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Confidential peer-to-peer ‘virtual’ learning experiences connecting members to each other and crowdsourcing solutions to what is on their mind.

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Extraordinary ‘in-person' or ‘virtual’ learning experiences designed to engage and add value to the extended community. 

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summit
summit

Two annual summits for emerging leaders and women in multinationals, focussed on closing the gap and getting the next wave of leaders future ready.

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about us

The challenges of leadership are exponentially rising.  Transforming organisations today requires faster, smarter, easier and more sustainable ways of thinking and operating. For organisations to grow in this environment leaders must first themselves cover new ground.  That’s why we are building a community for multinational leaders to accelerate the development and diversity of their networks, learning and positive contribution to their organisations, and the countries they call home. 

We’re a low-ego community promoting a psychologically safe space where people can be themselves, and focus on real solutions for real challenges.  We encourage giving more than asked and paying it forward to those less advantaged as stewards, not owners of our resources. And in every action we seek ways to create value at scale across channels to multiply your impact on your people, business and the planet, for this generation and the next.