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How executives can help sustain value creation for the long term
Ariel Babcock, Sarah Keohane Williamson & Tim Koller,, McKinsey & Company, 22 July 2021Evidence shows that when executives make decisions and investments with long-term objectives in mind, their companies generate more shareholder value, create more jobs, and contribute more to economic growth than companies that focus on the short term. The data also shows that companies can achieve better long-term performance when they address...
adaptive leadership
The life cycle of a COVID-19 vaccine lie
Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 20 July 2021Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines can appear almost anywhere. Internet research firm Graphika's data analysis tools have tracked key points at which a piece of information is shared or amplified, and shows how many of these lies turn viral with many different players adding false content. A life cycle of misinformation can be drawn from...
socio political environment
Jeff Bezos blasted for travelling to space while Amazon workers toil on planet Earth
Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian, 20 July 2021Space-obsessed billionaires have come under fire with the Amazon founder declaring the critics “largely right”. As Jeff Bezos blasted into space, his voyage has some people asking whether the billionaire’s time, or at least money, might be better spent here. Bezos addressed some of the criticism, when he was asked about the claim that he was...
socio political environment
BlackRock throws its weight around
Lorraine Woellert & Catherine Boudreau, POLITICO, 20 July 2021Investment giant BlackRock Inc. has more than doubled its support for shareholder proposals this year, throwing its weight behind efforts to oust corporate directors and force reporting on greenhouse gas emissions, lobbying and diversity. BlackRock's 2020-21 Investment Stewardship Report reveals the investment firm sided with...
advocacy
corporate reputation
How to win at work through less, not more, effort
This Working Life Podcast, ABC, 19 July 2021Team and leadership expert Greg McKeown implores us to move away from the cult of busy and overwork. He argues to achieve breakthrough results, we need to save our energy by inverting the question “how can I work harder?” to become “how can I make this easier?” He also discusses…
socio political environment
Hybrid work: how to maximise your in-office days
Peter Rubinstein, BBC, 19 July 2021The hybrid model of work allows employees to retain the flexibility they have experienced working from home, and still have the kind of in-office contact with colleagues that strengthens teams and collaboration. Workers across the world are now starting to head back into office and beginning to trial this new way of working. Even though hybrid...
socio political environment
stakeholder
Facebook pushes back against Biden claim that social media is ‘killing people’
Cecilia Kang, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 July 2021Facebook has pushed back against the Biden Administration’s denouncing of the social media giant for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines, escalating tensions between the Silicon Valley company and the White House. In a blog post, Facebook called for the Biden Administration to stop “finger-pointing” and laid out what it had...
socio political environment
Ransomware - a very 21st century crime
Future Tense Podcast, 18 July 2021This episode of the Future Tense podcast explores the ins and outs of ransomware operations, how the rush to go digital during COVID-19 has coincided with a marked rise in ransomware attacks, and...
socio political environment
socio political environment
Disinformation is coming for your business
Ina Fried, Axios, 16 July 2021Businesses are facing increased risks in becoming a disinformation campaign's direct target or collateral damage. Yet, businesses are only one target of major disinformation campaigns. The same forces are undermining elections, casting doubt on climate science, and reducing trust in vaccines. Unlike ransomware, many types of disinformation...
socio political environment
Centred leadership creates connection in turbulent times
The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey & Company, 15 July 2021This episode of the McKinsey Podcast explores how you can become an effective and engaged leader. McKinsey’s Joanna Barsh and Diane Brady discuss the lessons of centred leadership amid the pandemic, and how…
adaptive leadership