Video games on the job: Advice on how to fire a bad employee from three founders who’ve done it
It didn’t take long for Envato co-founders Collis and Cyan Ta’eed to realise they needed to fire their first employee. Here's what they learnt.
Eleven pearls of wisdom from outgoing PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi
After 12 years leading one of the world’s most well-known food and beverage companies, Indra Nooyi will step down as chief executive of PepsiCo in October.
Values are a company’s engine room — you won’t go anywhere without them
Purpose is all about what’s most important, but it is the values which put it in action. They are your company's engine room.
How to get staff to do what you want
As the speed of business gets faster and faster, the ability for leaders to delegate tasks properly is more important than ever.
The four words that will land you in strife at Netflix
If you work at Netflix, there's one phrase that you're simply never allowed to say.
When providing feedback hurts employee performance
There are times when providing employee feedback can actually have a negative effect, according to research published earlier this year.
Thou shalt not tweet in anger
Having recently taking to Twitter to voice his anger, Elon Musk's reputation has taken a blow, reminding us that it only takes one terrible tweet to undo 5000 good ones.
Dive into your organisation’s ‘what is’ — because you can’t get ‘there’ if you don’t know where ‘here’ is
You need to know the location of point A to get to point B, and you need to understand 'what is' for your business to get to your imagined future.
How Pamela Jabbour learnt to get over impostor syndrome
Pamela Jabbour has designed uniforms for the Australian Olympic team and numerous workplaces, yet she still suffers from impostor syndrome.
We have one life: Live it proudly
When it comes to employee engagement, we’ve overlooked the importance of pride, says RedBalloon founding director Naomi Simson.
Five ways to sharpen your strategy and get your ideas heard
Introducing new ideas can be a delicate task, and one that is often carried out ineffectually. These five tips will help you sharpen your strategy.
After calling Thai cave rescuer a “pedo”, here’s how Elon Musk went from tech god status to sending out erratic Twitter abuse
In just months, billionaire Elon Musk appears to have effortlessly gone from idolised kooky tech guy to an increasingly erratic online keyboard warrior.
