(Episode 528; 10 minutes 39) Mark McInnes was the CEO of David Jones until a twenty-something employee complained about his behaviour inappropriate. What does it tell you about how we should behave in the workplace? On today’s programme I talk to Carol Gill, a psychologist and Program Director for Organisational Leadership at the Melbourne Business School.
Think about Mark McInnes and Tiger Woods, then look at how you behave at work. Could you be next?
(Episode 527; 15 minutes 29) Could short term thinking be wrecking our future? It's a concern when a CEO has too much of a focus on short term share price movement, rather than longer term strategies. This last week has shown once again that opinion polls can lead to knee-jerk leadership changes in our Government.
I ask Miriam Lyons, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Development what she thinks.
(Episode 526; 17 minutes 29) John Brogden, former Premier of NSW, says Australia should increase the level of its goods and services tax (GST). The UK and New Zealand are two countries pushing their consumption tax up this year, should Australia join them?
(Episode 525; 15 minutes 05) Recently on his blog Scott Stratten, President of Un-Marketing, wrote about the 7 Deadly Sins of Twitter. Today we talk through those sins - envy, sloth, gluttony, wrath, pride, lust and greed.
What would Pope St Gregory the Great think. Plus, how can you be called St Gregory the Great and tell us not to have too much pride!
Confused by the detail of the Heads of Agreement between Telstra and the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co)? In this week's Twisted Wire we explain what has been agreed, what impact it will have and what we need to watch out for as the agreement progresses to its final stage.
To give their views on the deal you'll hear from Ovum research director David Kennedy and National's Senator Barnaby Joyce. Plus sound bites from Telstra's analyst briefing on Monday, with Telstra CEO David Thodey and Telstra CFO John Stanhope.
(Episode 523; 13 minutes 47) Every business has an inkling that social media is important, but many are still dabbling in the space, unsure of how to proceed.
(Episode 522; 17 minutes 12) Companies are driven by profit, right? It's all about driving the maximum value for shareholders.
While that might still be the endgame, how you get there is changing. Tim Sanders says we are going through a responsibility revolution, where the motivation for a company is not just about selling stuff, it's also about making the world a better place.
(Episode 521; 14 minutes 52) You probably spend an inordinate amount of time on email, messaging, texting and, perhaps, tweeting. You are, no doubt, always contactable and find yourself working at strange hours of the day and night.
Dalton Conley, author of Elsewhere USA talks about why we are working longer and making ourselves always contactable. Is it because we enjoy work or is it because of economic necessity?
(Episode 520; 11 minutes 51) Telstra's CEO used a business lunch address to explain his vision of mobile internet. The world is on the verge of an explosion of location based services. Is your business ready?
(Episode 519; 20 minutes 33) David Rock says there are five domains of human social experience. Your brain will treat each according to whether the situation presents a threat or provides a reward. If you threaten someone with one of these domains, you can offset it by rewarding another.
