Over 70 per cent of eligible shareholders voted against the Xero board’s decision to award Sukhinder Singh Cassidy a target pay package of $25.5 million amid the company’s stock struggles. Key Takeaways Key Background Earlier this week Xero’s board rewarded chief executive Sukhinder Singh Cassidy with a 22 per cent pay rise, lifting her target […]
The Rt. Hon. Dame Jacinda Ardern spoke at Women Unlimited about having the courage to lead differently, navigating public life, and why self-doubt can be turned in to a strategic advantage.
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. […]
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, […]
Luke Anear has wanted to change the name of the company he founded for years. Now SafetyCulture has become Mittle as the $2.4 billion startup reshapes itself for the AI era.
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 […]
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 […]
Several governing bodies have said they’ve lost faith in the FIFA president and soccer leadership in England, Wales and Finland have formally withdrawn their support for his reelection.
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 […]
Opinion: People are already working hard. The productivity problem is how much of that effort is being swallowed by meetings, reporting, approvals and other work that creates little value, argues The CEO Institute’s Richard Wynn Productivity has moved firmly into the CEO’s office and is the top issue on their mind. Across The CEO Institute’s […]