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Should businesses take a stand on societal issues?

Should businesses take a stand on societal issues?

Brian Kenny, Harvard Business Review, 07 January 2024

Should businesses take a stand for or against particular societal issues? And how should leaders determine when and how to engage on these sensitive matters?

Who is productive, and who isn’t? Here’s how to tell.

Who is productive, and who isn’t? Here’s how to tell.

Aaron De Smet and Angelika Reich, McKinsey & Company, 17 November 2023

More than 50 per cent of workers say their productivity is down. Managers who understand what motivates different types of workers can boost their engagement and help them find more satisfaction at work.

How to disagree with your boss

How to disagree with your boss

Amy Gallo, Scott LaPierre, Jessica Gidal, Anne Saini and Hannah Bates., Harvard Business Review, 26 October 2023

When was the last time you disagreed with your boss? Did you tell them you had a different opinion — or did you just let it go?

HBR contributing editor Amy Gallo says it’s much easier to just agree with your boss. But sometimes, it’s important to speak up. 

How authentic should you be as a leader?

How authentic should you be as a leader?

HBR on Leadership, Harvard Business Review, 11 October 2023

In this podcast, Rosalind Fox, manager of John Deere's largest factory in Iowa, discusses merging assimilation pressures with maintaining a sense of authenticity. 

The Secret to Making Difficult Decisions

The Secret to Making Difficult Decisions

04 October 2023

Management decisions almost always involve uncertainty. But what if you just can’t get the facts you need—or if your colleagues disagree about what you should decide? Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Badaracco calls these grey area problems. In this podcast episode, you’ll learn which questions to ask...

What to say when you’re put on the spot at work

What to say when you’re put on the spot at work

Lisa Leong and Zoe Ferguson, ABC This Working Life, 29 September 2023

You’ve been asked a curveball question in a job interview, or your boss has asked what you think in a meeting. Suddenly your heart races and your palms get sweaty. How can you think clearly and speak in a compelling way when you’re put on the spot? Matt Abrahams has some surprising tips and insights to help...

Why Apple can’t leave China

Why Apple can’t leave China

Financial Times, 27 September 2023

Apple has spent two decades and billions of dollars building a massive supply chain for its products. At the centre of that operation is China. But as Beijing has become more authoritarian and relations with the US sour, it has become harder for Apple to do business there. The company has been signalling recently...

What it takes to lead across generations

What it takes to lead across generations

Mary Dooe, Anne Saini, and Hannah Bates, Harvard Business Review, 23 August 2023

In the workplace, productivity can suffer when older and younger workers struggle to communicate and find common ground.

Why we love to hate the middle manager

Why we love to hate the middle manager

Isabel Berwick, Financial Times, 02 August 2023

The Harvard Business Review once published a damning report about middle managers, saying that the very title “evokes mediocrity”. Was that fair? And what does it take to be a good middle manager? Host Isabel Berwick, the FT’s work and careers editor, discusses with Andrew Hill, the FT’s senior business writer and...

Urban design policies risks widening religious, cultural divides

Urban design policies risks widening religious, cultural divides

Andrew West (Presenter), Anita Barraud (Producer), Nathan Turnbull (Sound Engineer), ABC, The Religion and Ethics Report, 02 August 2023

Over the next decade, Australia is expected to receive 235,000 migrants a year. Almost eight in ten will come from non-European countries, more than a quarter will settle in greater Sydney. But is resistance to more housing in the city's east and north, often the called NIMBY or not-in-my-backyard syndrome,...