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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
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
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
Taming the advice monster to coach more effectively at work
This Working Life Podcast, Podcast, 17 May 2021In this episode of This Working Life Podcast, coaching expert Michael Bungay Stanier, and people management specialist Karen Gately, discuss how leaders can become more “coach like”. The panel also talks about how to get the most out of performance reviews and…
leadership communications
Harnessing humour as a superpower at work
This Working Life Podcast, ABC, 08 March 2021In this podcast episode, Dr Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, explain what levity does to our brains and how anyone can harness it and use it skilfully at work to...
stakeholder
leadership communications
“Power can be a sword or a torch” - women speak out about power at work
This Working Life Podcast, ABC, 15 February 2021In this podcast, UNSW Adjunct Professor, Juliet Bourke, Sex Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, Kate Jenkins, and leadership expert and trainer, Zoe Routh, share their stories about power and its role in corporate…
leadership communications
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
Five communication best practices for remote teams
Claire Lew, Know Your Team, 17 November 2020Is there a better way for working remotely, and what are the best practices for remote teams? Based on a survey with 297 remote managers and employees, and insights from over 15,000 people in 25 countries, new research reveals the five essential communication best practices for remote teams. The first best practice tip is to default to ...
leadership communications
Corporate responsibility, women in leadership and public interest journalism
10 November 2020In the Centre's first episode of In Conversation, Executive Director Wayne Burns is joined by Cathy Bolt, Media and External Affairs Manager Corporate Affairs at Wesfarmers and Peter Habib, Executive Manager, Enterprise Services Communciations Marketing & Corporate Affairs at Commonwealth Bank of...
corporate responsibility
csr
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