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Why we love to hate the middle manager
Isabel Berwick, Financial Times, 02 August 2023The Harvard Business Review once published a damning report about middle managers, saying that the very title “evokes mediocrity”. Was that fair? And what does it take to be a good middle manager? Host Isabel Berwick, the FT’s work and careers editor, discusses with Andrew Hill, the FT’s senior business writer and...
workplace
Urban design policies risks widening religious, cultural divides
Andrew West (Presenter), Anita Barraud (Producer), Nathan Turnbull (Sound Engineer), ABC, The Religion and Ethics Report, 02 August 2023Over the next decade, Australia is expected to receive 235,000 migrants a year. Almost eight in ten will come from non-European countries, more than a quarter will settle in greater Sydney. But is resistance to more housing in the city's east and north, often the called NIMBY or not-in-my-backyard syndrome,...
geo political environment
public policy
Australia is about to set its first full employment target – and it will define people’s lives for decades
01 August 2023Stand by for one of the most important decisions Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Albanese government will make.
That decision is to commit future governments and the Reserve Bank to full employment, and, more importantly, spell out what that means. The Australian government hasn’t wholeheartedly and publicly committed itself to full...
socio political environment
UK banks back in political crosshairs after Farage fiasco
Sinead Cruise, Iain Withers and Lawrence White, Reuters, 31 July 2023After more than a decade trying to rehabilitate their image since an era of bailouts and mis-selling scandals, Britain's banks are once again a target for public - and political - ire.
What started as a dispute between former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage and NatWest-owned Coutts over the closure of his accounts has spiralled into a...
socio political environment
crisis management
How to be direct without being rude
Yasmina Khelifi and Irina Cozma, Harvard Business ReviewTelling it like it is can be a big asset, especially for people leading teams. It’s best not to camouflage critical feedback, provide people with vague guidance, or set unclear expectations. Clearly communicating what you want and need from your people, and why, makes everything more efficient. The issue arises...
workplace
What is the ‘splinternet’? Here’s why the internet is less whole than you might think
Robbie Fordyce, The Conversation“Splinternet” refers to the way the internet is being splintered – broken up, divided, separated, locked down, boxed up, or otherwise segmented. Recent developments are likely to enhance segmentation, and have brought it back into new light.
socio political environment
Is it time to get real on Australia’s 2030 climate targets?
Angela Macdonald-Smith and Ben Potter, Australian Financial Review, 26 July 2023Senior reporter Angela Macdonald-Smith and senior writer Ben Potter on the mammoth task ahead to re-engineer the country’s power system, why we are unlikely to meet those 2030 climate targets and how we can get back on track to reach-net zero by 2050.
socio political environment
Overcoming your fear of giving tough feedback
Melody Wilding, Harvard Business ReviewA lack of constructive feedback is detrimental to your team, depriving them of mentorship and growth opportunities. And workplaces marked by poor communication and unclear expectations are breeding grounds for low trust and disengagement. Giving feedback is essential to being an effective leader. In this article,...
workplace
managing yourself
When you have to carry out a decision you disagree with
Art Markman, Harvard Business ReviewIf senior leaders in your organisation have made a decision you disagree with, how can you carry it out? To start, resist the temptation to communicate to your peers and supervisees that you’re not convinced this is the right way to go. Your job is to help your organisation succeed. You won’t be fulfilling that...
workplace
How to be a purpose-driven leader without burning out
Lisa Earle McLeod and Elizabeth Lotardo, Harvard Business ReviewThe idea of servant leadership — putting your team’s needs ahead of your own — brought us to a more compassionate, human-centred work environment. But in today’s environment, it’s a recipe for burnout. Instead, the authors suggest a more impact-driven philosophy called “noble-purpose leadership,” that ties leaders...
workplace
adaptive leadership