How Shopify’s chief and founder Tobi Lütke uses priming to change employee behaviour
Time and again the use of environmental primes, or nudges, have been set up in the Shopify offices as a way to shape employee behaviour.
‘Heart, intuition and risk taking’: How Jeff Bezos makes decisions, and why he mimicks small business
Jeff Bezos explains how he makes decisions and elaborates on the big gamble that led to one of the world's most successful loyalty programs.
A message for those who feel they’re on the outside, from Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins
Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins shares her thoughts on overcoming negativity, determination, a support system and what to do when the going gets tough.
The five dimensions for sales alignment, harmony and success
Effective sales cultures, teams and people need five core dimensions working in concert with each other at the highest order to achieve success.
Growing pains: The stress of success in small business
Small business advocate Leanne Faulkner believes it's easier to work in the startup space than grow an established small business. Here's why.
Three pieces of advice from Australian businesses that started out during the GFC
Just like the people who run them, Australian businesses have been notoriously hardy in the face of adversity, including during the GFC over 10 years ago.
“It’s smoke and mirrors”: Why Michelle Bridges doesn’t want it all
Michelle Bridges flew to prominence during the early-2000s after a long-running stint on The Biggest Loser and is now a household name.
“To a worm in horseradish, the world is horseradish”: Avoiding single-perspective thinking
Brands too often fall to single perspective thinking, with marketing dominating the view. Leaders need to ensure they avoid single-perspective thinking.
How routines at macro, meso and micro levels stifle innovation
An essential factor in implementing innovations is diagnosing sources of resistance — one major source of resistance are the routines in all organisations.
Google’s chief innovation evangelist explains why leaders should be asking questions (and think about how they answer them)
Google’s chief innovation evangelist Frederik Pferdt says leaders have to disrupt their way of thinking before they can be true disruptors.
The first steps any business owner should take when giving feedback to bad employees
Giving problem employees feedback can be a struggle for many managers. Here's some steps to take to prepare for difficult conversations.
Why misspelling a name is more of a problem than you realise
Our names are central to our identity, so misspelling them can be detrimentally interpreted as attacking someone at very their core.