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Creating sustainable growth

How can we decouple growth from negative social and environmental impacts? Like …

How can we decouple growth from negative social and environmental impacts? Like all big questions, this is not an easy one to answer. Anthony Howard discusses the challenges business leaders face in our changing world.

A new global ethic

Business leaders who embrace societal issues that transcend themselves and their …

A new global ethic

Business leaders who embrace societal issues that transcend themselves and their organization will drive change that echoes through history. No longer is it sufficient to work for purely institutional goals such as profit, market dominance and stakeholder return, says Confidere Group CEO Anthony Howard.

What makes collaboration work?

The reality of corporate collaboration is that almost every second alliance …

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JOCHEN SCHWEITZER | COLLABORATION

What makes collaboration work?

The reality of corporate collaboration is that almost every second alliance fails. Yet some organisations are spectacularly successful at developing alliance cultures. Dr Jochen Schweitzer explains how leadership and governance are key to successful collaboration.

Getting the most from next generation workers (part 2)

In part one, Kelly Bayer-Rosmarin from …

Getting the most from next generation workers (part 2)

In part one, Kelly Bayer-Rosmarin from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia presented two strategies for getting the best from NextGen workers: treating everyone as individuals, and keeping the job interesting and fresh. Here she raises two equally important challenges: creating a fast track, and giving quality performance feedback.

Integrative Thinking

A common characteristic among many successful leaders, according to Jennifer Riel and her …

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Integrative Thinking

A common characteristic among many successful leaders, according to Jennifer Riel and her colleagues at the University of Toronto’s Rotman…

Top five risks for business in 2011

In today’s highly connected business environment, it is …

Top five risks for business in 2011

In today’s highly connected business environment, it is critical that leaders have the foresight and skills to chart a course for clear water. A seemingly benign occurrence in one corner of the world can quickly transform into a catastrophe with global ramifications. Anthony Howard, founder and CEO of the Confidere Group, forecasts the top five risks for business leaders in 2011.

Looking for weak signals

All successful business leaders pay close attention to strong signals.

Looking for weak signals

All successful business leaders pay close attention to strong signals. But truly visionary leaders scan for ‘weak signals’ that can indicate irreparable damage – or unseen opportunity. Anthony Howard explains.

Is your organisation what it says it is?

How does any organisation turn all the …

Is your organisation what it says it is?

How does any organisation turn all the talk about values into something tangible and measurable by its various stakeholders? It’s a question the education sector has been grappling with and Darrall Thompson, Senior Lecturer and Director of Teaching and Learning at the Schoolof Design has had particular focus on the issue for the past eight years.

Creative Innovation 2010, the wrap

Creativity and innovation are the new business black.

Creative Innovation 2010, the wrap

Creativity and innovation are the new business black. We report from Tania de Jong's Creative Innovation 2010, a creative thinking extravaganza, launched with courage, executed with style.

UTSpeaks: Our very survival

On 3rd August, 2010, over three hundred and fifty people packed …

UTSpeaks: Our very survival

On 3rd August, 2010, over three hundred and fifty people packed into the Great Hall at the University of Technology…

Edition 7: Positive Psychology and Happiness

What are you waiting for? Don't wait until you've …

Edition 7: Positive Psychology and Happiness

What are you waiting for? Don't wait until you've got a new car, a new job or a new boyfriend to get happy. It's more likely that if you get happy FIRST, those things will come to you. So says UTS Adjunct Professor Timothy Sharp, AKA Dr Happy in this Business21C Weekly. Also joining us in the studio is Senior Lecturer Tyrone Pitsis, award winning researcher in the arena of positive psychology. What makes people work harder, longer and better? Meaning in their work, says Pitsis.

Leaders not models

True leaders have a strength of character which is not based on …

Leaders not models

True leaders have a strength of character which is not based on neediness, ego or popularity, says David Murray, chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Ultimately, reputation can only be nurtured and preserved by integrity of behaviour.

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