Xero board bumps CEO’s pay to $25.8 million – but mandates skin in the game
Xero is bumping CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy’s remuneration to US$18.5 million ($25.8 million), a jump of 22 per cent, arguing this places her in the median of US tech CEOs.
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Millennials came of age in hustle culture. Now they’re turning to ‘boring’ businesses
Opinion: Millennials grew up during the startup boom. Now, MYOB CEO Paul Robson argues, many are taking a more measured path to business ownership, favouring dependable service businesses with recurring revenue. For much of the past two decades, entrepreneurship has been synonymous with disruption. For many, success was measured in funding rounds, rapid scaling and […]
We’re in the era of synthetic content. How can leaders build trust?
As AI makes high-quality content easier to produce, credibility is becoming harder to earn. Nosworthy Group founder Phill Nosworthy argues leaders will need to rely less on volume and polish, and more on judgement, presence and trust. For the past decade, we have optimised for the metrics and algorithms of the attention economy: more volume, […]
Want to become a content creator in 2026? Here’s what really matters
The creator economy is bigger, more competitive and more professional than it was a decade ago. Day Management founder Genevieve Day shares what aspiring creators need to know about building a career in 2026 I’ve been working in the creator economy, well, since before it was called the creator economy. When I founded Day Management […]
AI will replace Australian jobs. But it doesn’t have to be a disaster
Opinion: AI could perform nearly one-third of Australian jobs, even as other sectors struggle to find workers. Futurist and work strategist Dom Price asks why Australia is not planning for both at once. Here’s a stat I find genuinely reassuring and then immediately infuriating. New EY-Parthenon modelling suggests artificial intelligence could add as much as $116 billion […]
How Jay Shetty is turning a $100 million podcast deal into a ‘conscious empire’
After signing a lucrative new talk show contract with Spotify and Netflix, the wellness-creator-turned-mogul has big Hollywood aspirations. “I’m not a monk anymore.”
Why executive presence isn’t about looking the part
Opinion: Executive presence is often mistaken for polish, confidence and the ability to command a room. But the leaders people trust and follow are defined less by how they look than by how they behave when the pressure is on. Think about the last time you walked out of a difficult conversation knowing you hadn’t […]
Attention spans are shrinking. Our ability to focus will be the new competitive advantage
Being focused is no longer about being productive, it is now a competitive advantage. So what does a shorter attention span mean for you? How can you turn it around, and how can you increase focus and make this skill an asset?
Why businesses need more grown-ups in the room
Opinion: Many managers are promoted for their technical ability without being taught emotional intelligence or self-regulation. The result is poor workplace behaviour that damages company culture, argues communication expert Leah Mether. Most of us assume that when we leave high school, we’ll also leave behind the gossip, cliques, passive-aggressive behaviour and playground politics that came […]
Shemara Wikramanayake steps down as Macquarie CEO
Macquarie head of banking and infrastructure Greg Ward will in November take the reins from Wikramanayake, who has led the bank for eight years. Key Takeaways Key Background Wikramanayake is a Macquarie lifer, having joined the Millionaire’s Factory in 1987 – just two years after Macquarie Bank was spun out of UK firm Hill Samuel. […]