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What matters most? Five priorities for CEOs in the next normal
Homayoun Hatami & Liz Hilton Segel, McKinsey & Company, 08 September 2021Over the course of the pandemic, businesses have largely – and often successfully – adapted to new ways of working. They have embraced digitisation and reorganised their supply chains. All of this has been necessary, but it will not be enough. To prepare for the post-COVID-19 era, leaders need to do more than fine-tune their day-to-day tasks –...
adaptive leadership
governance
How to use music to focus, build teams, and avoid burnout in lockdown
This Working Life, ABC, 23 August 2021In this episode of This Working Life, psychologist and classical musician Greta Bradman explains how our brains respond to music and runs through research-backed ways we can use music to connect, help focus and manage stress. She also discusses how to effectively integrate music into your workflows and meetings to better…
adaptive leadership
socio political environment
Qantas mandates full COVID-19 vaccination for all its employees
Elias Visontay & Paul Karp, The Guardian, 18 August 2021Qantas will require all of its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as debate about mandatory vaccination in Australian workplaces intensifies. By November 15, all frontline employees, including cabin crew, pilots, and airport workers, will need to be fully vaccinated. Remaining employees will have until March 31, 2022, to get...
socio political environment
adaptive leadership
Bonds Australia gives all employees COVID lockdown mental health day-off
Sarah Sharples, news.com.au, 16 August 2021Clothing company Bonds has been applauded on social media after announcing it was giving its employees a day off to support their mental health. In a post shared on Facebook, the company said its support and distribution centres would be closed for one day to give staff a well-earned rest, and to help those struggling with...
socio political environment
adaptive leadership
SPC becomes first Australian company to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all staff
Madeleine Morris, ABC News, 05 August 2021Fruit and vegetable processor SPC has become the first Australian company to mandate vaccines for all onsite staff and visitors. The Shepparton-based cannery wants all its 450 onsite workers to be fully vaccinated by November, promising onsite workers will receive paid vaccination leave and up to two days of special leave to recover....
socio political environment
adaptive leadership
Moving the needle on diversity, equity, and inclusion
HBR IdeaCast, Harvard Business Review, 03 August 2021In this episode of HBR IdeaCast, Shelly McNamara, head of equality and inclusion at Procter & Gamble, explains practical ways in which managers can build truly inclusive work environments. She also discusses how organisations can develop their policies and practices to ensure all employees feel like they can be their authentic...
adaptive leadership
The post-pandemic board agenda: redefining corporate resilience
Celia Huber, Frithjoh Lund & Nina Spielmann, McKinsey & Company, 03 August 2021As boards move beyond crisis management and towards a COVID-19 recovery, survey results suggest that specific risks and organisational issues are increasingly top of mind. In the latest McKinsey Global Survey of more than 800 board directors and executives, the most adaptable boards are prioritising the types of risks that test a company’s...
adaptive leadership
measurement
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
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
How an ancient Maori idea of belonging can create winning teams
This Working Life Podcast, ABC, 12 July 2021In this episode of This Working Life, performance coach, Owen Eastwood shares his philosophies and discusses how people can apply the Maori tradition of whakapapa to develop high-performing, inclusive, and flourishing teams…
adaptive leadership
leadership communications