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Redesigning the governance of culture
Julissa Shrewsbury, Australian Institute of Company Directors, 01 April 2025Culture needs to be on the board agenda at every meeting, addressed through rigorous analysis and strategic planning. In the rapidly changing and increasingly public and litigious business environment, it’s unacceptable to treat culture and a topic addressed only in a crisis.
governance
Gender Parity in the Intelligent Age
World Economic ForumThe advent of new technologies is often accompanied by flurries of optimism, scepticism and, in some cases, resistance. The rapid emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence is no different.
ai
workplace
The impact of DEI cuts on Retail
NumeratorEarly data suggests recent changes to DEI initiatives may be linked to a decline in store traffic and market share.
socio political environment
csr
From Benevolence to Transparency: The Role of CEO in Tax Disclosures
From Benevolence to Transparency: The Role of CEO in Tax DisclosuresThe latest research on voluntary tax transparency and the association with corporate leader benevolence.
corporate reputation
reputation
Biases in decision-making: A guide for CFOs
Tim Koller, McKinsey & CompanyCognitive biases affect human decisions. Here’s a primer on the most common decision-making challenges—and practices that organisations can implement to overcome them.
workplace
The next round in the US trade war has the potential to be more damaging for Australia
Felicity Deane, The ConversationOn April 2 the US is set to implement a new wave of tariffs under its Fair and Reciprocal Trade Plan. Details of the plan that will impact all US trading partners are not yet known, but the US administration has suggested these tariffs will target any rules it considers “unfair”.
socio political environment
geo political environment
How to get better at delegating
Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business ReviewDistrust, control issues, perfectionism, and fear of failure can keep you tangled in the details or stuck doing everything on your own. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Learning how to delegate is a skill you can develop.
workplace
leadership communications
John Mullen AM on restoring trust in Qantas
Steph D’Souza, Australian Institute of Company DirectorsQantas Chair John Mullen is motivated to restore trust in the Flying Kangaroo but does not underestimate the breadth, depth or complexity of the task ahead. He is candid about the path forward for digesting learnings, reshaping leadership dynamics, and navigating a new era of customer and capital investment.
reputation
corporate narrative
The power of strategic fit
Darrell Rigby and Zach First, Harvard Business ReviewCompanies that don’t align the essential elements of their strategy won’t be able to create sufficient value for their firms and stakeholders to sustain long-term success. Too many leaders, facing heavy pressure to increase the worth of their company, use simplistic “spreadsheet strategies”.
adaptive leadership
US trade tariffs: What your board needs to know
Peter Hanlon, ALast week, US President Donald Trump said his administration would introduce tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminium imports into the United States. As the impact on Australia remains unclear, experts are urging boardrooms to ignore the noise and continue to stay the course and govern with pragmatism.
socio political environment
geo political environment