The three ingredients of real change, and why two isn’t enough
Opinion: We keep buying AI licences and wondering why nothing’s changed. Maybe effective change is the real bottleneck?
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Weak wage growth is hurting Australians. Could it also bring rate relief?
Opinion: Wages growth is slowing as Australia’s labour market softens, adding to household cost-of-living pressures. But weaker wages could also help bring inflation down faster, opening the door to earlier interest rate cuts, argues Stephen Koukoulas With households facing extended cost-of-living pressures, wages growth is a critical indicator of both the financial strain many Australians […]
When a company’s reputation is damaged, employees pay the price
Opinion: Corporate scandals may start in the boardroom, but their impact can spread throughout an organisation, eroding employee trust, damaging morale and making it harder to attract and retain talent, argues Karlie Cremin We often see most corporate scandals following a familiar script. The headlines focus on executives. Boards commission reviews. Regulators investigate. Share prices wobble. […]
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 […]
How Spider-Man can save Marvel at the box office
The success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” which hits IMAX screens this week, can reinvigorate Marvel Studios’ mojo.
Why you don’t want to be the smartest person in the room
Being the smartest person in the room may feel like an advantage, but it can increase a leader’s workload, weaken team capability and erode trust, writes Chris Power I’ve worked with some very smart leaders over the last 26 years. They know it and the team knows it. They’re smart and they’re fast. They pre-empt the […]
The death of the credentialed class
I vividly remember crying when I got a 98 on a test in the fifth grade. And no, it wasn’t a proud cry. It was a disturbingly full-body heave over my missing two points. That should tell you everything you need to know about my relationship with academics and success.
The most underrated leadership skill—emotional regulation
Have you ever seen a leader receive one difficult email and let the frustration spread across the entire team? Within minutes, one emotional reaction shapes their leadership, and people act as though everything is going better than it is. Leadership emotions rarely remain personal. They are expressed through conversations and decisions with remarkable efficiency. Emotional regulation […]
Four versions of the truth and no owner: AI’s ‘deployment debt’
Opinion: As companies rush to deploy AI, a new kind of organisational debt is building: capability without clear ownership, workflow or accountability, argues Lucio Ribeiro Last year in South Australia, ambulances spent close to 49,000 hours parked outside hospitals with patients still inside. Six years earlier, the figure was around 15,000. Paramedics kept monitoring patients […]
Australia’s job market is healthier than it looks
Strong employment growth, high participation and narrowing gender gaps show Australia’s labour market remains in good health, despite signs of a broader economic slowdown, argues Stephen Koukoulas. Australia’s labour market is in good health. This does not mean it is perfect. Far from it. But considering that perfection in the labour market is as unrealistic […]