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How to measure the value of public affairs
Doug Pinkham, Public Affairs CouncilBusiness functions such as manufacturing, logistics, purchasing, or sales are data-driven, which makes them ideal candidates for using performance...
reputation
measurement
A Better Way to Assess Managerial Performance
Mihir A. Desai, Mark Egan, and Scott Mayfield, Harvard Business ReviewTotal shareholder return (TSR) has become the definitive metric for gauging performance. Unlike accounting measures such as revenue growth or earnings per share that reflect the past, TSR is based on share price and thus captures investor expectations of what will happen in the future, which is its chief...
measurement
2021 Comprehensive Salary Survey
02 February 2022Based on data provided by heads of function from a diverse range of corporations that operate in Australia, this triennial Comprehensive Salary Survey from the Centre is a valuable resource for heads of function when seeking remuneration comparisons, and benchmarking remuneration for leadership positions in the corporate public...
measurement
Three ways for businesses to fuel innovation and drive performance
Grant Alexander Wilson, The Conversation, 18 January 2022Businesses have experienced unprecedented operational disruptions and market uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, many business executives are prioritising innovation to enhance competitiveness and performance in 2022. This is easier said than done, as the list of supposedly essential innovative practices is extensive and...
measurement
Play to your strengths with a hyperpersonalised workplace
This Working Life Podcast, ABC, 22 November 2021This episode of the This Working Life podcast investigates whether a hyperpersonalised workplace can accommodate neurodiversity and individual skillsets. Aaron McEwan, a behavioural and coaching psychologist talks about why it should be applied to a post-covid lockdown workplace, and...
measurement
Is a work-life balance possible at the top?
The Economist Asks Podcast, The Economist, 29 October 2021In this episode of The Economist Asks podcast, Indra Nooyi, former chief executive of PepsiCo and first South Asian woman to lead a Fortune 500 firm, discusses how she balanced family commitments with leading a Fortune 500 company. She also shares her lessons on mixing business with politics, how top companies should respond to...
measurement
Who wants to be a company director? Top leaders give their tips
Anne Hyland, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September 2021It might seem like a prestigious job to be on the board of BHP, Rio Tinto or Commonwealth Bank, or any company in the ASX 200. But the pay is relatively modest, the hours formidable – if you do the job properly – and the risks enormous. Directors are typically the first to be blamed in courts, inquiries, and royal commissions when something...
adaptive leadership
measurement
“No CEO in history has created more shareholder value”: Tim Cook’s decade at Apple
The Intelligence Podcast, The Economist, 24 August 2021This episode of The Intelligence Podcast reviews Tim Cook’s decade as Apple CEO. Ten years into the job, Cook now leads the most valuable company on the planet, as well as one of the most influential. The podcast also explores what is needed for Cook to maintain Apple’s shine…
governance
measurement
More consumers are holding brands accountable to sustainability promises
Shawn Lim, The Drum, 16 August 2021More than 80 per cent of people agree that clearly demonstrating a commitment to sustainability adds value to a brand, with 79 per cent saying sustainable practices and commitments are an important consideration when making purchase decisions. Research by BBC News Global found that from 27 brands surveyed across three sectors, about half of...
measurement
stakeholder
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