The year that was FY21 and what’s in store for FY22!
Now that the year of FY21 is over, we wanted to reflect on the positives. Much has been written and discussed on the challenges over the past week and as we sit in another lock down in Sydney, these challenges still continue. Pleasantly for us, it appears to be a very different feeling this time around - the market is busy and people across the board have continued seamlessly.
Like everyone, we had our challenges in FY21, but upon reflection, we are grateful that far more good than bad came from it. Thankfully we still managed to get together and have a bit of fun along the way!
However, before we delve into the year that was and what is in store for the new financial year ahead, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone in the business and the clients, candidates and suppliers that continue to support us along the way. We value each and every one of you and look forward to continuing to work closely together in FY22.
The foundation of the business across our ways of working, technologies utilised and flexibility is what enabled the seamless transition of our team to work from home and continue our service delivery in FY21 and now in FY22 as well.
FY21 was a year of continued growth. Oliver received a well deserved promotion to Associate Director. We also welcomed new members to our Transformation & Change and Technology divisions and launched our Customer & Partnerships offering. We are delighted to have you on board – Jake Rose, Jane Lee, Will Taylor, Emily Sharkey, Jake Langham & Ellyse Fletcher!
Looking ahead to the new financial year we have just started, we are equally excited to see the ambitions of the team and business continue, with everyone strengthening their personal brand in the market and developing themselves. We are as ambitious as ever for the year ahead (and beyond) with a strong focus on growth. Growth in all ways - head count, brand reach, client acquisition and especially the personal growth of our people. As a result, we have also introduced the following initiatives to drive our employee experience:
Launching Customer & Partnership – A dedicated leader in the business to lead our large accounts acquisition & management and training & development. Supporting managers and consultants in their development and that of their key accounts
Culture Amp – a new platform to maximise goal setting and planning for individuals and teams, as well as allowing transparent and regular feedback to add value to the business.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – a complimentary program to ensure our people feel supported with work and personal challenges whenever needed
Training Budget – for everyone in the business to spend on their own personal development to ensure the team can upskill themselves on areas they feel are a value add and interesting to them and their client / candidate bases
A Wellness Committee – to continue to build on and drive our culture that is not only fun but also has a focus on wellbeing and promoting a healthy work-life balance for everyone
We would love to have you all on the journey with us over the course of the coming year. We have several exciting announcements to come in the year ahead so, to keep up to date with these and industry updates, follow us on LinkedIn . If you would like to know more about us as a place to work or as business to work with please reach out to any of our team to gain some insight.
From all of the team at Allura Partners, we wish everyone all the very best for the year ahead and look forward to seeing a big year of success for everyone out there, especially those that have been doing it tough in recent times.