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How a well-executed social initiative strengthens your brand
David Aaker, Harvard Business ReviewIn the modern competitive business environment, innovative social initiatives offer a unique avenue for growth, customer loyalty, and employee engagement, often overlooked by organisations.
corporate narrative
New generative AI tool could amplify disinformation risks
OpenAI's new generative AI system produces realistic and imaginative videos from text prompts, but the sample outputs published so far raises some concerns.
ai
A simple hack to help you communicate more effectively
Matt Abrahams, Harvard Business ReviewUsing a structured approach when communicating can help you prioritise what you need to convey. In this article, the author introduces his “What, So What, Now What” framework. Much like the Swiss Army knife, known for its versatility and reliability, this structure is flexible and can be used in many different...
communication
Eight essential qualities of successful leaders
Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business ReviewBecoming a great leader is a journey of continuous learning and growth. It’s a process — one that thrives on embracing challenges, seeking feedback, fostering connections, and cultivating understanding. In this article, the author outlines the eight most essential leadership qualities, according to Harvard Business...
adaptive leadership
Australia’s top corporate givers revealed (paywalled)
Sally Patten, BOSS (AFR)Woolworths, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and health insurer NIB were among the companies to record a surge in philanthropy in 2023.
corporate community investment
giving
Why stakeholder citizenship should prioritise young employees: five steps to improve social corporate responsibility in your company
Karina Ochis, ForbesThe youngest generational group of employees is often not treated as a priority in companies. The next generation of employees represents major stakeholders and should be prioritised under stakeholder capitalism, given the potential of stakeholder theory to improve ethical managerial and stakeholder...
corporate responsibility
csr
Australia has a worse work-life balance than the US. What are we doing wrong?
Zoe Ferguson, Sophie Kesteven and Lisa Leong, ABC This Working LifeAccording to an OECD survey, 13 per cent of employees in Australia work very long hours, which is above the OECD average. And our work-life balance is worse than many other countries.
managing yourself
Return of the ‘consultocracy’ – how cutting public service jobs to save costs usually backfires
Barbara Allen, Karl Lofgren, and Michael Macaulay, The ConversationIt has been clear that change is coming to the New Zealand public service since the election campaign. Just what impact that change will have is less easy to predict now the new government is installed.
public policy
A solicitor’s guide to responsible use of artificial intelligence
Law Society JournalAI systems are powerful tools and can be of great assistance in legal practice if used correctly and within the goalposts of solicitors’ ethical and professional obligations. For solicitors to be able to gauge and assess whether AI is being used within these goal posts, its recommended they have a general...
ai
governance
AI is testing the limits of corporate governance
Roberto Tallarita, Harvard Business ReviewCan AI safety shed any light on old corporate governance problems? And can the law and economics of corporate governance help us frame the new problems of AI safety?
governance