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Forgiveness or punishment? The government’s proposed ‘safe harbour’ laws send mixed messages on cyber security
Greg Austin, Law Society JournalShould companies experiencing cyber attacks be forgiven if they cooperate with the government to stop such attacks? That’s the idea the federal government is considering with its possible “safe harbour” laws.
issues management
Australia to investigate Optus outage that impacted millions
Eileen Yu, ZDNET, 09 November 2023The Australian government is launching an investigation into an hours-long outage involving local telco Optus, which left millions without access to telephone and broadband services.
issues management
The spectacular rise and fall of WeWork
Sam Forsdick, Raconteur, 08 November 2023In one of the most spectacular corporate collapses in recent history, WeWork went from a $47bn valuation to bankruptcy in just four years. How did the "fastest growing lessee of office space.." rise, fall, rise again and file for bankruptcy?
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Qantas board urged to withhold bonuses of Alan Joyce and senior executives
Jonathan Barrett and Elias Visontay, The Guardian, 04 September 2023Australian Shareholders’ Association chief says an immediate response is needed if the airline is serious about restoring public trust
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PwC’s Global Crisis and Resilience Survey 2023
PwC, PwCHow organisations are adapting to constant disruption by transforming their approach to building resilience.
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‘Too damaged’: cult fitness brand Peloton urged to fire its CEO and seek sale
Scott Deveau, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 January 2022Peloton has received a letter from an activist investor demanding that it fire its CEO and pursue a sale. Blackwells Capital, which has a stake of less than 5 per cent, has called for the departure of CEO and co-founder John Foley. The letter from Blackwells decried the CEO’s leadership, citing failed forecasting and inconsistent strategy, and...
crisis management
issues management
Who should investigate the cause of a corporate crisis?
Edward Segal, Forbes, 06 July 2021An often overlooked part of dealing with a disaster, scandal or other emergency is the importance of deciding who will investigate the cause of the crisis. Business leaders can face their own set of challenges when the time comes to investigate the cause of a crisis that strikes their company or organisation. According to Edward Segal,...
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Leading Teams Globally, Remotely, During COVID-19 & Working from Home with BHP’s Tony Cudmore and LIXIL’s John Short
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 16 June 2021In this episode of the Very Public Affairs Podcast, the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns is joined by Tony Cudmore, Group Sustainability & Public Policy Officer at BHP, and John Short, Leader, Communications & Corporate Responsibility at LIXIL, who share their insights and experiences on how...
adaptive leadership
leadership communications
issues management
Predictions for 2021
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 04 February 2021In this episode, Centre Analyst Tristan Aliferis interviews the Centre's Executive Director Wayne Burns, on the five predictions he has made for the corporate public affairs function in 2021, along with a review on his 2020 predictions.
Wayne's predictions for 2021 are:
1) Managing issues...
adaptive leadership
issues management
Did social media actually counter election misinformation?
Matt O’Brien & Mae Anderson, Associated Press, 05 November 2020Social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on misinformation ahead of the presidential election and they mostly did that, although not without a few issues. Critics have said the measures imposed still didn't address the problems exposed by...
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