Corporate leaders need to set the right tone from the top if female representation at the upper levels of management is going to be addressed – both in financial services and elsewhere. This was one of the messages to come from Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) Group Executive, Wealth Management, Annabel Spring, as she discussed
More and more companies are moving away from top-down hierarchies and toward more collaborative models. In what might be the buzziest example in recent memory, Zappos ditched managers altogether, as part of their high-profile transition to Holacracy, an alternative model structured around "self-management." But while Zappos may be extreme, it's hardly alone. Not every company is ditching
Leaders of every organisation, whether it is corporate, not-for-profit, government or academic, ignore the health of its ethical culture at their peril. In this world of instantaneous communication, a single lapse of judgment is rapidly posted to customers, staff, suppliers, shareholders and competitors who will not hesitate to give the news another boost
Chief executives of the world's largest 50 companies have made a remarkable transition on social media over the past five years. by Leslie Gaines-Ross When it comes to social media, today's chief executives have made a remarkable transition over the past five years. A recent analysis by my firm, Weber Shandwick, found that
Australian businesses need a focus on ethical leadership, with rewards that counterbalance those for high financial performance. A failure of ethical behaviour can rapidly escalate to a loss of trust in the organisation. Leaders of every organisation, whether it is corporate, not for profit, government or academic, ignore the health of its ethical culture at
BY WALTER BELLIN *Details regarding the complimentary in-house programme offer for you and 5-7 people from within your organisation, are at the end of the article. Walter Bellin, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Corporate Crossroads Consultancy, spoke at the Public Sector Women in Leadership NSW Summit in April. "He is a presenter with knowledge and
Image credit: Shutterstock.com The climb to the top can be tough going -- for anyone. But as women, there are particular hurdles that can make the journey upward toward positions of power and influence -- in myriad spheres -- especially challenging. Here, in 50 inspiring quotes, businesswomen, role models, activists, entertainers, authors, politicians and more share
"When men stuff up, it's explained away as a steep learning curve or circumstances beyond anyone's control. When women stuff up, it's seen as (further) proof that women are not up to the job." Photo: Stocksy When my husband recently joined a school committee, several mothers I spoke to sighed with relief.