leadership
“Zero tolerance for brilliant jerks”: Three easy habits to improve company culture and benefit your bottom line
While many business owners might be quick to dismiss the importance of strong company culture, a 2011 Harvard Business School study measured…
The Zorro technique: How to sway someone to change their opinion to align with yours
Most of the techniques I talk about deal with subconscious influences on behaviour — how the time of day impacts who gets out of jail or …
Macquarie boss Shemara Wikramanayake named fifth most powerful woman in the world
She hasn’t yet started in the top job, but Shemara Wikramanayake is already getting plenty of global attention.
The first female chief …
Why people are not engaged at work and what you can do about it
Much of how we see our success as individuals is tied to our everyday experiences of our work. On a daily basis, we make judgments about ho…
A “shallow pool”: Women still vastly underrepresented at the executive level
The results of the Chief Executive Women (CEW) ASX200 Senior Executive Census 2018 show gender balance is slowly heading in the right direct…
“Alibaba was never about Jack Ma”: Words of wisdom from Jack Ma’s retirement letter
Chinese e-commerce magnate Jack Ma will retire as chairman of Alibaba Group, the company he founded almost 20 years ago, in the next 12 mont…
“It was the right time”: Vinomofo co-founder Andre Eikmeier steps down as co-chief executive
Vinomofo co-founder Andre Eikmeier has stepped down from his role as co-chief executive, with fellow co-founder Justin Dry taking the reins …
Transformation requires senior management behaviour change
‘Transformation’ is currently one of the most overused terms in business. The intent is often well-meaning, however, what most senior leader…
The role leaders can play in helping new parents return to work
How can leaders and organisations better support new parents as they return to work? Bridget Thakrar shares some ideas from her team at Sout…
‘Why does nobody contribute?’: Diagnosing and curing a serial interrupter
‘I get bored when people prattle on and don’t get on with it’ shared a very frustrated leader. Things were taking too long and this le…
