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Being a good boss isn’t easy. Here’s how to get better
Terra Allas and Bill Schaninger, McKinsey & Company, 18 October 2021Managers are more important than ever as employee satisfaction moves to the forefront in today’s race for talent. According to McKinsey research, one of the top factors employees cite as a reason for quitting is they do not feel valued by their manager. One study suggests only 10 percent of people naturally have all the traits needed to be a...
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CNN will no longer publish articles on its Australian Facebook page
Jill Disis, CNN, 29 September 2021CNN says it has stopped posting articles on Australian Facebook Inc pages, citing the recent High Court court ruling which held publishers are liable for defamation in public comments and the social media firm’s refusal to help it disable comments in the country. CNN does not feature prominently in Australian media consumption, but the decision...
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Google’s dominance of Australia’s online advertising needs to be reined in, says ACCC
Josh Taylor, The Guardian, 28 September 2021The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) inquiry into Australia’s digital advertising sector says Google’s dominance in the ad tech supply chain has lessened competition. The Australian competition regulator has argued it needs more powers to control Google’s dominance of the $9.5 billion Australian online advertising industry,...
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World Bank cuts Asia growth outlook, calls for virus action
Associated Press, 28 September 2021The World Bank cut its economic growth forecast for developing countries in East Asia due to the impact of the coronavirus Delta variant, and called on governments to help poor and small businesses avoid long-term damage. Excluding China’s unexpectedly strong growth, developing countries in East Asia should grow by 2.5 per cent this year, down...
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Everyone wants to be an influencer
Hope King & Sara Fischer, Axios, 26 September 2021The number of people looking to become online influencers has exploded during the pandemic. With platforms such as TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram, almost anyone can find themselves in a position to become an influencer, and brands are throwing billions of dollars at online content creators. The pandemic expedited the shift to e-commerce...
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Should we really aim for sustainable development?
Future Tense Podcast, ABC, 26 September 2021This episode of the Future Tense podcast explores the terms ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable development’. The panel discusses why focussing on sustainability can mask the real problems of dealing with climate change and managing the world’s...
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What is happiness?
Big Ideas Podcast, ABC, 23 September 2021In this episode of the Big Ideas podcast, the panel discusses why many of us spend years building up our skills and climbing the career ladder. They investigate: does this make us happier? If not, what does? The panel also discusses how gratitude and positive thinking play a role in...
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Taiwan applies to join Pacific trade pact week after China
Reuters, 23 September 2021Taiwan has formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), less than a week after China said it too had applied. "Applying to join the CPTPP is an important economic and trade policy that the government has worked hard to promote for a long time," Taiwanese Cabinet spokesman, Lo...
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Evergrande’s collapse could be very bad news for Australia and the world
David Taylor, ABC News, 22 September 2021For the first time since the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers in late 2008, there is a serious risk of global financial contagion. There is a possibility that investors, en masse, will withdraw their cash from major institutions around the world and those banks in turn will not be able to meet their own funding or lending...
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UK power firms stop taking new customers amid escalating crisis
Rachel Morison, William Mathis & Todd Gillespie, Al Jazeera, 21 September 2021In a dramatic escalation of the country’s energy crisis, the British government held an emergency meeting with small power suppliers on Tuesday. By the late afternoon Igloo, Green, Ampower, Utilita and NEO Energy updated websites saying they were closed to new business. Several of the companies’ rivals have already gone out of business this...
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