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. […]

Indigenous edtech platform championed at TechDiversity 2026 Awards

A free app to help Australians quit smoking and “flight simulator for healthcare” were among other award winners at the 2026 TechDiversity Awards in Sydney. An AI-powered edtech platform that helps corporations build inclusive workplaces for First Nations cultures has been awarded the TechDiversity Champion title, the highest honour bestowed at the annual Tech Diversity […]

Atlassian warns more AI use will not magically lift productivity

Fortune 500 companies are embracing AI, but few can measure a tangible return. Atlassian’s chief people and AI enablement officer says widespread adoption means little unless businesses redesign the processes around it. The executive in charge of Atlassian’s internal AI tooling says the world’s biggest companies are struggling to see productivity gains from AI, and […]

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 […]