Lessons from Optus: Beware of ‘natural’ crises, and never describe the obvious as unexpected
System failure is a 'natural risk' for the telecommunications sector. How come Optus wasn't prepared?
Is your AI recruitment strategy hindering diversity?
When it comes to recruitment, AI-powered platforms can save recruiters as much as 80% of their annual costs. But what those statistics don’t show is the potential cost organisations face when this incredible technology is deployed irresponsibly.
How businesses can use executive job-sharing to attract part-time women leaders
Data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows only 7% of managers and 3% of CEOs are working part-time. With more than 80% of those part-time workers being women, it’s time we reconsider more flexible options for women leaders, including job-sharing.
Coaches and incubators need to stop misleading women in business
Australia has no shortage of entrepreneurship programs, incubators, startup workshops, and business leadership courses aimed at encouraging more women to start their own businesses, but are they selling a pipe dream instead of actually helping women?
Why I broke up with Mailchimp
"Mailchimp had a friendly, nice-monkey vibe since it was founded in 2001. No VC equity, the two founders bootstrapped it all the way. Accounting software outfit Intuit paid US$12 billion for Mailchimp in 2021. Big number. Someone has to pay for it. You know how this goes: it’s you..." Ian Whitworth shares his tale.
How parachute leadership can help build high-performing teams
"They assumed I’d do my best ... They piloted me into the sky, strapped on a parachute, and nudged me headfirst out the window knowing that I’d pull the emergency cord if things went awry." Anna Mackenzie explains why parachute leadership can help build the most high-performing teams.
How small businesses can build financial resilience
The key to overcoming economic hurdles lies in building greater resilience, and it's time for SMEs to take charge of their financial future. Here's how.
For the sake of Australia’s wellbeing, we need to stop burning out our workers
Our modern lifestyle is marked with continuous connectivity and a hustle mentality that is slowly poisoning our sense of wellbeing, writes Adam Jelic.
How Airbnb is killing Aussie fish and chip shops
You visit a village that looks lovely at first glance. But almost every house is a holiday house, and there’s not enough year-round demand to sustain anything other than the convenience store at the local servo.
The all-male mentor list shows Australia’s startup ecosystem is far from “thriving”
Given the “top eight” list was based on numerical data garnered from a survey of the startup sector, seeing an all-male result come through was hardly surprising.
Remote work and productivity: Top four myths busted
The future of the workplace revolves around FATPC -- Flexibility (remote work), Adaptability, Trust, Productivity and Connection.
Why the news of WeWork collapse felt like “a kick in the guts”
WeWork understood culture and was able to scale an atmosphere that Felicia Coco thought only existed in Silicon Valley.
