Building resilience will be the most important thing you ever do in business
How can business owners build the holy grail of resilience so they don’t fall into a heap or give up every time they hit an obstacle?
Meet Kemi Nekvapil, the Aussie leadership coach racing up the global podcast charts
Read a Q&A with Kemi Nekvapil, a leadership coach and public speaker, and creator of the coaching podcast, The Shift Series.
Treat your staff well this December, because they’ll spend January reflecting
No business happens in Australia in January. It’s the month where employees get away from work and grow a sense of perspective.
Neumann, Kalanick and Holmes: When culture becomes cult
There’s a growing pile of people who, inflated by messianic zeal, march their organisations off a cliff. It is hardly a new phenomenon.
Steve Easterbrook’s ousting is a stark reminder about ethics at the top
McDonald’s recently announced it was terminating the employment of chief executive officer Steve Easterbrook because he “demonstrated poor judgment”.
Qantas chief Alan Joyce isn’t a superhero — but saying so makes him untouchable
The language used to describe Australia’s elite executives over the past 100 years — Qantas boss Alan Joyce included — hasn't changed.
Vulnerability is bravery: How to embrace it and put your fear of failure to use
Vulnerability can be a great strength in business because it teaches us to engage, to listen and to admit when we need assistance.
How to become a leader who inspires innovation
Much research seeks to better understand the effects of leader characteristics on employee creativity and innovation. Here are three tips.
Confronting the challenge of collaboration in a world obsessed with being in opposition
Cross-sectoral leadership is the art of reaching across this tribalism to engage competing values and 'learn' our way to solutions.
What do AFL and small business have in common? Old-style leaders are on the out
As the AFL grand final draws near, it's interesting to reflect on the sport's leaders, because the days of the authoritarian coach are gone.
“No staff turnover”: Business success hinges on a thriving company culture
As you grow rapidly, it’s easy to get swept up in the bigger picture, forgetting about the importance of culture and the staff that made it happen.
Amantha Imber runs a successful business — but she still has impostor syndrome
I realised that all my life, I was waiting for the day that my achievements would somehow warrant feeling unequivocally confident.