Category: Global Leadership

It’s much easier to speak your mind when you’re no longer holding high office, of course, but one might say it was how politics was done in the past. Back then there was no Twitter or selfies to be seen, but rather a genuine contest of ideas about local and global challenges. One issue both leaders […]

In the past 30 years, tens of thousands of children have been freed from working in slave-like conditions in the clothing factories and carpet workshops of South Asia and the cocoa farms of Africa. Their freedom is the life’s work of Indian-born Kailash Satyarthi. Hailing from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, the former electrical engineer and […]

Humans are used to being the smartest tool in the shed, but this is looking less and less like something we can continue to take for granted. Smart computers, driverless cars and 3d printing combine with connectivity, machine learning and bio-engineering to create a surge of innovation in capacity, capability and intelligence that is already […]

Macro and micro managers are generally maligned. In extreme cases the former give staff little support while the latter sit constantly on their shoulder, but both types of manager have great attributes. What is micro management? A micro manager asks questions around deadlines, involves the team in the project’s progress and encourages feedback. What is […]

A great business vision clearly states what an organisation is trying to achieve. Here are 11 companies that have nailed it. Qantas To operate the world’s best premium airline, Qantas, and the world’s best low fares carrier, Jetstar. Boost Juice Every Customer will leave a Boost Juice Bar feeling just that little bit better. Westpac […]