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How to build a business on the world’s poorest continent
As a native of Sudan who has spent most of my adult life in the West, I’ve always been aware of how ignorant Westerners can be about Africa. But every so often someone says something that manages to...
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Four steps to prepare for the Asian Century, and one point to remember
The case is clear: the “Asian Century” is upon us. That is the unequivocal message of the white paper by former Treasury head Ken Henry, Australia in the Asian Century, released yesterday. “The...
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Why your staff are taking ‘sickies’ – and how you can end it
On Monday, you’re likely to witness one of the most popular mass “sick days” on the calendar: the Monday before Melbourne Cup (alongside the Wednesday after). It’s a great moment for leaders...
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Wesfarmers' Richard Goyder: How I lead 200,000 people
At the helm of a $58 billion-a-year industrial conglomerate, Richard Goyder has narrowed a wide job description as managing director of Wesfarmers to a role that is at least manageable. ...
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Many men believe gender diversity job ‘done’: Helen Conway
Men believing the gender diversity job has been "done" could be contributing to a slowdown in the rate of female leadership appointments, according to Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace...
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Retail is super for some: What Peter Birtles is doing right
Peter Birtles has a word of warning for leaders in the retailing sector. The managing director and CEO of Super Retail Group (ASX:SUL), which grew sales by 51.4% in 2011-12 to $1.65 billion, says...
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Accelerate: What you need to do to stay competitive
Perhaps the greatest challenge business leaders face today is how to stay competitive amid constant disruption. Any company that has made it past the start-up stage is optimised for efficiency...
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How work will become a thing we do, rather than a place we go
Get set for a serious shift in the way we work over the next 15 years, with more of us saying goodbye to peak-hour traffic and hello to teleworking, and bricks and mortar progressively disappearing...
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Owen Hegarty: It's time to become the clever country
Australia is regarded as “the lucky country” because it has the minerals in the ground to extract. From a national perspective, there is some truth to the view. Soaring iron ore and coal prices,...
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CEO succession: What Mirvac got right that BHP didn’t
Two companies, two very different succession stories. The first is BHP. The miner is reportedly looking for a successor to current CEO Marius Kloppers. He’s headed the company for five years –...
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Industries set to fly and fall in 2013
As Australian operators launch into 2013, IBISWorld unveils its annual list of the top five industries set to soar in 2013, and the five expected to sink. Industries to fly 1. Oil and gas...
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Economic storm clearing in 2013
Last year saw more worries: Renewed fears about Europe; more US “double dip” fears; weaker growth in the emerging world; US drought threatening higher food prices; and ongoing Middle East...
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From products to people: Retail's challenge for 2013
Woolworths and Wesfarmers are among the 20 biggest retailers in the world, a new report from accounting firm Deloitte reveals. The 16th Global Powers of Retail report, ranks the world’s 250 biggest...
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The third wave of virtual work
Knowledge workers are now untethered, able to perform tasks anywhere at any time. What do the best of them want from your organisation? If you wanted to find three decades of the evolution of...
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Randi Zuckerberg: How we built an online goliath
“I graduated from Harvard University in 2003,” begins Randi Zuckerberg. It’s a fact she says she only mentions because her famous younger brother, Mark Zuckerberg, did not. Zuckerberg is wearing...
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Diner chain Denny's searches for local master franchise
A few years after a slew of American companies began arriving on Australian shores, more franchises are searching for operators to swap economic conditions for a safer trading environment. Popular...
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The case for change at Casella: Putting a strategic bounce into Yellow Tail...
One of the few Australian companies to become the subject of a globally-applied strategy theory, Casella Wines, is experiencing difficulties with its business model. Most stories about strategy...
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Knowing when to float your company: Has Virtus got it right?
Has Virtus Health got the timing right on its $500 million float plans? The company, which provides in-vitro fertilisation services, is owned by Quadrant Private Equity, and is being readied for a...
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The Australian economy under Abbott: A (rough) guide
How would the Australian economy fare under a re-elected Labor government or a newly-elected Abbott government? The answer is complicated: the opposition is refusing to spell out in detail its...
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The economy if Labor wins: Industry and construction the keys
Where’s the Australian economy headed if Labor manages re-election? Yesterday we looked at how the economy would fare if the Coalition’s broad economic and fiscal policies — to the extent that we...
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