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Qantas Governance Review – Insights for directors
Sean Dondas, Australian Institute of Company DirectorsThe recent Qantas Board Governance Review shone a light on key challenges at Australia’s national carrier and offers valuable governance insights for Australian directors. The review made recommendations across matters including board effectiveness, people and culture, risk, and stakeholders.
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Why Leadership Teams Fail
Thomas Keil and Marianna Zangrillo, Harvard Business ReviewIn pursuit of strong performance, CEOs often overlook a critical factor in organizational success: the health of their leadership team. That’s a big problem, because a dysfunctional team can be a serious drag on strategy execution.
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When Asking Too Many Questions Undermines Your Leadership
Luis Velasquez, Harvard Business ReviewAlthough it’s widely accepted that good leaders are good learners, a learning mentality can also have a darker side. If not carefully managed, it might lead to a perception of decreased effectiveness, less expertise, and lower efficiency.
workplace
leadership communications
The art of asking smarter questions
Arnaud Chevallier, Frédéric Dalsace, and Jean-Louis Barsoux, Harvard Business ReviewWith organisations of all sorts facing increased urgency and unpredictability, being able to ask smart questions has become key.
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Five tactics to combat a false sense of urgency at work
Diana Denham Smith, Harvard Business ReviewThe headwinds of false urgency can be intense. But they also foster a reactive culture. If everything is urgent, there’s little opportunity for creative and deep work, which tends to flourish only when there’s time and space. In this article, the author offers tips that will help you focus on what’s truly urgent in...
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How authentic should you be as a leader?
HBR on Leadership, Harvard Business Review, 11 October 2023In this podcast, Rosalind Fox, manager of John Deere's largest factory in Iowa, discusses merging assimilation pressures with maintaining a sense of authenticity.
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How to speak confidently to your team during chaotic times
Darcy Eikenberg, Harvard Business ReviewThese days, many employees feel like they’re constantly receiving a stream of bad or confusing news that affects their work in unpredictable ways. When they only hear simple summaries from their leaders about issues they know aren’t so simple, teams can feel frustrated and even angry. Next time you feel you need to...
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What it takes to lead across generations
Mary Dooe, Anne Saini, and Hannah Bates, Harvard Business Review, 23 August 2023In the workplace, productivity can suffer when older and younger workers struggle to communicate and find common ground.
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workplace
When your employee isn’t reaching their full potential
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Dorie Clark, Harvard Business ReviewIt can be frustrating to feel that your employees aren’t taking the initiative to do more with their talents. As their manager, you may even wonder if it’s a question of knowledge or willpower: Do they not understand what’s necessary to perform at their best? Or are they just unmotivated? In this article, the...
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Tension is rising around remote work
Mark Mortensen, Harvard Business ReviewWhile conflicting perspectives on remote work are not new, the tension seems to be escalating. Neither side holds all the power, and as the conversation becomes more and more polarised, it becomes more difficult to reach a mutually beneficial resolution. Leaders must actively collaborate with their employees to...
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