Category: Leadership Matters

Lina Ranieri AIMM explains why her job in a public sector agency with 18,000 employees is a perfect fit for a ‘people person’. 1. On the job I’ve been with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) since 2000. I look after things like recruitment, strategy for leadership and culture, and secondments with the private sector. I also […]

Two decades later, Yothu Yindi manager Alan James’s award for 1993 Northern Territory Manager of the Year is still proudly on show in his office. BY NIGEL ADLAM   Alan James was surprised – and delighted – when he won an Institute of Managers and Leaders Excellence Award in 1993. He was named Northern Territory […]

Most companies have codes of conduct or guidelines covering employee responsibilities and proper practices within the workplace. This may include types of acceptable behaviour, government legislation, reporting protocols and possibly behaviours agreed to by employees. They may also have policies and procedures for people to follow. This sounds pretty straightforward. Not so. I am constantly […]

The demise of the annual performance review is imminent, according to recent headlines about various multinationals announcing changes to their employee appraisal process. Many experts are scathing of this traditional corporate rite. “They should be thrown out,” says Dr Tim Baker, author of The End of the Performance Review and director of Winners At Work, who […]

Every Monday night in Australia over 600,000 people tune in to Q&A on ABC to be entertained, educated and outraged in turns. The lively debate between panellists, the audience, and host Tony Jones has led the national conversation around politics and current affairs since the show’s inception in 2008. HOW Q&A WORKS Each week five guests […]

The cost of ethical failure After the recent VW scandal, for example, where it was shown that the company had doctored emissions tests on its diesel engine, the financial repercussions were huge. VW’s behaviour had not met either investor or consumer expectations and its share price dropped by 23 per cent – almost a quarter […]

“THE KEY IS SELF-CONTROL” John Goddard Director, Better Managers Ego often gets a bad reputation – think of extreme individuals such as Alan Jones, Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian. But I believe that ego, when understood and controlled, is a good thing. The key is self-control. When others see you valuing yourself above the team, […]

Recruiting people from diverse backgrounds, with ideas that question the status quo, can change an organisation for the better. Leading and sustaining a successful and ethical business can be a complex game. For some people, it is made all the more (seemingly) complex by bringing together individuals with different backgrounds and perspectives. However, we now know […]

One senior ANZ trader, who was dismissed following an internal investigation, filed an unfair dismissal claim against the bank claiming that he was forced to behave badly because of the bank’s abysmal corporate culture. (Another trader has also filed a separate suit.) The claim alleges that the bank itself created, supported and encouraged a toxic […]