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The big debate: is AI a blessing or curse for cybersecurity?
Josh Sims, RaconteurIn a world of constantly evolving cyber threats, the rise of artificial intelligence is not just the latest in a long line of potentially dangerous escalations. Instead, this could be a massively damaging development, with AI tools theoretically enabling infinitely more threats to be generated at speed, with...
cybersecurity
The Secret to Making Difficult Decisions
04 October 2023Management decisions almost always involve uncertainty. But what if you just can’t get the facts you need—or if your colleagues disagree about what you should decide? Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Badaracco calls these grey area problems. In this podcast episode, you’ll learn which questions to ask...
adaptive leadership
What to say when you’re put on the spot at work
Lisa Leong and Zoe Ferguson, ABC This Working Life, 29 September 2023You’ve been asked a curveball question in a job interview, or your boss has asked what you think in a meeting. Suddenly your heart races and your palms get sweaty. How can you think clearly and speak in a compelling way when you’re put on the spot? Matt Abrahams has some surprising tips and insights to help...
managing yourself
Murdoch succession
At 92, Rupert Murdoch steps down as chair of News Corp and Fox News, passing down the reins to son Lachlan. What can we expect?
socio political environment
Why Apple can’t leave China
Financial Times, 27 September 2023Apple has spent two decades and billions of dollars building a massive supply chain for its products. At the centre of that operation is China. But as Beijing has become more authoritarian and relations with the US sour, it has become harder for Apple to do business there. The company has been signalling recently...
geo political environment
Leading change may need to begin with changing yourself
Narayan Pant, Harvard Business ReviewBehaviour change is hard, but it’s a skill leaders who want to succeed amid near-constant organisational change need to develop. By increasing their self-awareness, committing to change, overcoming limiting thoughts, and deliberately practising new behaviours, leaders raise the likelihood that the change...
managing yourself
Beware a culture of busyness
Adam Waytz, Harvard Business ReviewOnce upon a time, leisure was a sign of prestige. Today that idea has been turned on its head, and busyness is the new status symbol. Busy people are considered important and impressive, and employees are rewarded for showing how “hard” they’re working. Such thinking is misguided.
workplace
Where should your company start with GenAI?
Paul Baier, Jimmy Hexter, and John J. Sviokla, Harvard Business ReviewCompanies are struggling with where to start with generative AI. The authors’ case studies, based on their growing global community of over 3,000 GenAI practitioners, point to a new category of work, more precise and actionable than “knowledge work.” They call it WINS Work — the places where tasks, functions,...
ai
What makes a great corporate purpose statement
Catherine Bailey, Catherine Tilley, and Anna Lelia Sandoghdar, Harvard Business ReviewHaving a well-crafted purpose statement really matters. Not only does it represent the organisation’s aspirations, it also sends signals to employees about what the company stands for. It is the vital first step on the road to actually embedding and activating an authentic purpose. Yet leaders often struggle to...
corporate narrative
Inside Qantas’s turbulent week of lawsuits, Qatar Airways questions, Senate hearings and flight credit backflips
Kate Ainsworth, Nassim Khadem, ABC News, 04 September 2023Looming questions about Qatar Airlines, a class action about flight credits, heated questioning in a Senate inquiry and a lawsuit by the competition and consumer watchdog trouble Qantas over the past weeks.
corporate reputation