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NAB chief ‘taking into account’ landmark climate report on oil and gas policy
Charlotte Grieve, The Sydney Morning HeraldNational Australia Bank chief executive Ross McEwan pledged to consider the findings of the International Energy Agency’s climate report in the bank’s upcoming September policy on oil and gas. A coalition of climate groups claiming to represent one million Australians sent a letter to each of the Big Four banks,...
corporate reputation
leadership communications
How to lead in the stakeholder era
Hubert Joly, Harvard Business ReviewIn the face of socio-political challenges, there is a realisation that business and society cannot thrive if employees, customers, and communities are unhealthy. More leaders believe creating a better and sustainable future requires corporations to serve all their stakeholders.
adaptive leadership
socio political environment
Top Five Predictions for 2021
Wayne BurnsAs we do each year, here is our recap of the big trends and developments that defined the practice of corporate public affairs in 2020, and our Top Five Predictions for 2021.
socio political environment
public policy
leadership communications
To unlock better decision making, plan better meetings
McKinsey Podcast, Mckinsey & CompanyThis episode of the McKinsey Podcast explores how senior managers can get better, faster business decisions from the meeting they attend or lead. McKinsey & Company's Simon London, Aaron De Smet and Leigh Weiss discuss how managers can make more effective business decisions, and how planning...
leadership communications
adaptive leadership
Managing crisis communications in the cloud era
Wojtek Dabrowski, MIT SloanData breaches are on the rise and can prove incredibly costly to a business. A study by IBM and the Ponemon Institute, which focuses on data privacy, found that a data breach costs a US company an average of $8.2 million (and costs companies worldwide about half that amount). The biggest factor is lost customer...
crisis communications
Top Five Predictions for 2020
Wayne BurnsWelcome to the Roaring 20s of the 21st Century, and to the Centre’s Top Five Predictions for the coming year.
Looking back on our top prediction for 2019 – that more companies would become involved in advocacy around social and political issues – we have some confidence that our socio political and...
socio political environment
Employee Emotions Aren’t Noise — They’re Data
In this interview published in the MIT Sloan Management Review, Sigal Barsade from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School discusses her research findings that show emotions influence not just employee wellness and engagement but also outcomes such as productivity and profitability. Barsade explains that...
measurement
Key Insights: Trends and Developments in Leadership Communications
Wayne BurnsThe Centre recently held a full day executive education module focused on trends and developments in leadership communications. The module was led by the Centre’s Executive Director Wayne Burns, and Guest Faculty was Melissa O’Neill (General Manager Corporate Affairs – Bunnings) and Liz McNamara (Group Director,...
socio political environment
What can we learn from Boeing’s crisis response?
Wayne BurnsIn recent months, Boeing has stared down a major crisis. Just three years after the model’s first flight, the Boeing 737 Max 8 jet has crashed twice, killing 336 people in the two incidents. The first crash happened near Jakarta, Indonesia and the most recent incident, which took place on March 10 just outside...
socio political environment