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A proposal to fix the Coles and Woolies problem
Just as Coles and Woolworths put out one fire, another has flared up. For years, the two supermarket rivals have been defending their $1/litre milk, which critics say bleeds farmers dry. Now, both...
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Throwing down the gauntlet to ASIC: Newcrest Mining test
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s examination of the events surrounding Newcrest Mining's asset and effective earnings downgrade last Friday – and the plunge in its share price...
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Big business signs on to chip away at glass ceiling
Business and government leaders have committed to promoting more women to senior positions, following calls to improve transparency in gender measurement in Australia. Federal Sex Discrimination...
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Google cuts back on 20% me-time: Can innovation be the work of one department?
For months, rumours have circulated that Google has axed its commitment to giving its workers 20% of work time for self-directed projects. Over the weekend, those rumours received strong...
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Stories for storytelling: kangaroos or tuna farms?
One of many challenges leaders face is communicating to their team and inspiring them to make a difference. Sonia Aplin works for Ericsson and is head of internal Communications for south-east Asia...
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Why 20% me-time failed for Google and what you can learn from it
You might have heard in the past week about Google’s 20% time actually being more like 120% time – meaning the very well-publicised Google perk of getting to spend 20% of your time on self-set...
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Analogue souls: What bricks-and-mortar businesses have over their digital rivals
Over the past decade, Apple has become one of the most successful and widely copied companies in the world. But it has been successful because it has never been just a technology company. At least,...
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Google’s 20% innovation free time: why it failed
Any CEO that does not recognise the need for innovation and the new systematic method of “Opportunity Capture” is really failing to embrace one of today’s major business drivers. Why innovate?...
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Board independence can destroy a company's value: study
Australian School of Business professor Peter Swan and colleague Marc-Oliver Fischer have stirred up the business community by refuting the popular view that independent board directors increase firm...
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Stand by your woman: shareholders must push for more balanced boards
The lone lady in a suit is always a matter of interest, whether on a listed company board or in Tony Abbott’s cabinet. Not only does it seem inequitable that women are underrepresented in these...
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