Posts tagged "leadership"

Holly Ransom's new book The Leading Edge includes insights and lessons from some of the world's most prominent leaders. Here are six key takeaways.

Successful leadership is the result of work, focus, principles and values. Effectiveness is what counts, not glamour or charisma, and substance beats style every day.

Before you ran a business you probably encountered lots of different managers in the course of your career. Some good, some not so good. And you probably picked up a few of their skills along the way.

As an employer, there are many things you can be doing to support your team members to ensure they can continue to perform in their role, while also being a carer for a loved one.

In late 2019, ING became the first bank in Australia to give both parents equal access to 14 weeks paid leave, eliminating “primary” and “secondary” labels in the process.

Julie Hyde shares how leaders can adopt a new style of communication that is interchangeable depending on the situation of the moment. 

How these giant shifts in work will contribute to future economic prosperity will depend on whether men and women access flexible working equally.

Angus McDonald shares what he's learnt through leading teams in a changing retail market, and how he developed his leadership style.

The federal budget announced millions of dollars to assist women into leadership roles and into STEM. But this is a deeply flawed approach, writes Laura Conti.

Coordinated by the Diversity Council of Australia, the zero-tolerance for sexual harassment pledge has been signed by more than 100 chief executives.

Pleading ignorance and blaming management — as Crown and other directors have tried — is no longer good enough.

Late last year, the head of Australia Post's sole shareholder, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, labelled part of Christine Holgate's conduct “disgraceful and not on”.