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    The Royals’ Andrew Siwka and Kristy Camarillo.

    How a weekly Shark Tank challenge turned The Royals family around

    Suffering high turnover and low engagement, creative agency The Royals decided to carve out a day each week dedicated to one pitch. It worked.

    • Sam Buckingham-Jones

    ‘Support and empower’: How coaching can bring out the best in staff

    Mindset Health provides its workers with coaching sessions that discuss ways to handle difficult situations or conflict and how to deal effectively with stress and over-work.

    • Sian Powell
    Stephen Fisher, the CEO of full-service media agency Hatched.

    This policy has retained every mum on staff

    Three months’ paid leave, six coaching lessons and $1000 for a new wardrobe – that’s what Hatched’s parents said they wanted. They got it.

    • Sam Buckingham-Jones

    March

    Joe Gutnick.

    ‘Not happy’: ASIC bans Gutnick from running corporations

    The mining entrepreneur says he will review ASIC’s four-year ban on managing corporations handed down on Friday.

    • Liam Walsh

    February

    Super Retail Group’s Alex Barry (left) and Amanda Menegazzo are thriving in a flexible workplace.

    These companies nailed the gender pay challenge. It wasn’t easy

    Companies such as Super Retail Group, Wesfarmers, PwC and Cotton On have the most balanced pay rates between men and women employees.

    • Sally Patten
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    January

    McKinsey’s practice of “managing out” low performers is infamous within the consulting world.

    What it’s like to get managed out at McKinsey

    The strategy consulting firm lost 2 per cent of its Australian workforce in 2022 through its “up or out” approach towards struggling staff.

    • Hannah Wootton

    October 2023

    ‘Be yourself, and if you don’t fit in, then move’

    Alinta Energy chief executive Jeff Dimery tells Sally Patten that when he makes a decision, he assesses the consequences of not making it.

    • Sally Patten

    September 2023

    Three enduring leadership lessons from singing in the Vienna Boys’ Choir

    Peter Santiago joined the world-renowned Vienna Boys’ Choir when he was 11. He chose not to pursue music professionally. But some lessons have stuck with him.

    • Euan Black
    UNSW, led by Professor Chris Styles, is named AFR BOSS Best Business School for the second consecutive year.

    This is the top business school for second year in row

    University of New South Wales wins close fight with University of Melbourne that widens the gap over the rest of the field.

    • Sally Patten

    August 2023

    Medibank’s chief strategy officer, Yash Sohdi, says he sometimes fell into the perfectionism trap when working as an investment banker.

    Want to do your best work? Give just 80pc

    London School of Economics professor Thomas Curran says perfectionism hinders, rather than supports, high performance. Here are some tips to help overcome it.

    • Euan Black

    July 2023

    Naureen Alam is working to decarbonise Australia as group manager of the future low carbon portfolio at AGL Energy.

    Why this renewables executive used to curse her biology teacher

    Naureen Alam is one of the 2023 BOSS Young Executives of the Year. She was given valuable advice by her year 12 biology teacher. “Just do what you enjoy.”

    • Sally Patten
    Emma Wright wants to push the boundaries of human resources careers.

    This HR executive hopes she can make the leap to CEO

    Emma Wright is one of the 2023 BOSS Young Executives. She says she got her big break into leadership during six insightful years at McDonald’s.

    • Sally Patten
    Australian-born people with non-Anglo names are much less likely to be called back for job interviews.

    Why Smith beats Singh and Habib when going for a job

    Discrimination based on race is illegal in Australia, but a new study has found it is rampant particularly for leadership roles.

    • Julie Hare

    June 2023

    Zoran Bebic never had an ambition to be a managing director.

    The advice this boss would give his younger self

    Zoran Bebic, managing director of engineering company Monadelphous, says his best tip is to be prepared to do anything, as he answers our CEO Q&A.

    • Jenny Wiggins and Sally Patten

    May 2023

    Life is not a linear journey, says Nick Hamilton.

    Why this CEO likes hiring people whose careers have taken a hit

    Nick Hamilton, chief executive of financial services company Challenger, has faced his own challenges. He answers our CEO Q&A.

    • Sally Patten
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    April 2023

    Sarah Derry ran her own executive coaching business for a decade.

    How does this CEO do it all? She doesn’t. She makes choices

    Never be afraid to have someone who is more skilled than you in your team, says Accor Pacific boss Sarah Derry. She answers our chief executive Q&A.

    • Sally Patten

    The war for top talent remains a key battle for businesses

    This year’s AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list has again shown a variety of trends that employers are adopting to help retain and attract top talent.

    • Dr Amantha Imber
    LinkedIn says its experiment was consistent with the company’s policies around user data.

    Why the best leaders separate difficult decisions from unpleasant ones

    Most tough moves are uncomfortable, but they are not hard. Because both are stressful, they are easy to confuse.

    • Amantha Imber
    Some are sceptical about ‘early finish Fridays’.

    UK bosses try to lure Gen Z workers with ‘early finish Fridays’

    The move is an attempt to fill vacant roles amid a continuing staff shortage crisis as employees “demand more” from employers after the pandemic.

    • Olivia Fletcher

    March 2023

    Jennie Blumenthal led a 250-person team as a partner with consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

    Why Gen X female executives are quitting their jobs

    Jacinda Ardern, Sheryl Sandberg, Nicola Sturgeon and Susan Wojcicki are part of a wider trend as female leaders reappraise what matters.

    • Jonnelle Marte