AI has killed these three moats. Here’s what works instead
Opinion: AI has torn up the rule book of competitive advantage, argues Kim Teo, co-founder and CEO of me&u. Founders will need to focus on AI-proofing their moats instead.
Leadership
What if we’re wrong about the productivity ‘crisis’?
Opinion: As politicians and economists search for answers to Australia’s productivity woes, Lauren Ryder argues the real problem may be how we measure work in a modern economy. Every few months, a new set of productivity figures lands and the political handwringing begins. We are told that GDP per-hour-worked has flatlined and that multifactor productivity is declining. […]
LinkedIn has declared war on AI slop
Opinion: Many of us have grown wary of AI-generated content and polished corporate sameness, argues Carlii Lyon. It’s time to welcome the return of human individuality online In a recent blog post, LinkedIn announced a crackdown on AI slop, after complaints that the platform was becoming more of a social media hub for bots than humans. Advanced, […]
‘Time to log off’: The social media giant urging users to stop scrolling
Opinion: Consumers are exhausted by the endless social media scroll. Pinterest’s Xanthe Wells says the best brands are helping people close the app and get back to real life. Two powerful societal shifts are colliding, and instead of cancelling each other out, they’re rewriting the rules of the social media attention economy. On one side: […]
The DISSH Playbook: Why this $150m fashion brand trains every hire in EQ
As the Aussie fashion label signs a new lease on Beverly Hills’ coveted North Beverly Drive, CEO Lucy Henry Hicks shares the insights she has gleaned from leading a 94 per cent female workforce.
‘It’s a disservice to your brain’: Inside the creativity playbook of four Australian founders
From the neuroscience of original thought to the grit of scaling empires, Alexis Fernandez-Preiska, Chloe Fisher, Kayla Itsines, and Grace Toombs reveal why creative success belongs to those who protect their cognitive edge.
The CEO’s role in Australia’s new domestic violence leave requirement
With domestic violence costing the economy $362 billion, new mandates require organisations to provide 10 days of leave for survivors.
Prince Harry on the ‘Lifeline’ of mental fitness and Australia’s social media ban
The Duke of Sussex wants “mental illness” reframed as “mental injury,” arguing the shift makes recovery feel possible. Speaking at at Lifeline Narrm’s InterEdge Summit in Melbourne, the prince also took aim at social media platforms, saying the current model is failing users.
The marathon mindset: Inside Megan Gale’s blueprint for long-term resilience
From Italy’s high-velocity fame to Australia’s longest-running fashion contract, Megan Gale reveals why she shifted from modelling sprints to intentional longevity.
Meet Mary Barra: The woman who rebuilt General Motors – and brought it to F1
Mary Barra has run General Motors for more than a decade. She steered it through a recall crisis, a pandemic and a $35 billion pivot to electric – and now she’s brought Cadillac to Formula 1. Here she talks tariffs, the EV transition, and what keeps her up at night.