Business

With more autonomy and perspective following her divorce, Melinda French Gates’ take might be just what philanthropy needs to solve for today’s most intractable issues.

If software and applications are the currency of the new economy, development teams are the market makers. Developers have gone from being a curiosity when I began my career to becoming a boardroom priority, especially as the pandemic and rapid digitisation that accompanied it has ratcheted up the urgency for business leaders.

Employees think they’re being just as productive as ever. Bosses aren’t buying it.

Progress relies on people having the courage to speak the truth and to challenge, and Steve Vamos credits the Xero company environment for enabling people to feel safe to speak up.

By making the decision to stay visible we remain open to opportunities.

Indigenous entrepreneur Shahna Smith started Amplified Beauty and used Bunnings to find the perfect shade for her lipsticks.

Business leaders are eager to publicly announce their commitment to environmental sustainability. What we need most right now is for all businesses to feel comfortable to make a start – no matter how small that start might be.

Insolvency and business turnaround solutions specialist Jirsch Sutherland is urging directors and their accountants to understand how to reduce the risk of being held personally liable for unpaid tax and superannuation at a company.

They wrapped a Sydney tram in a giant Dovetail recruitment ad. They’re now up to 90 staff, with nine of them coming on board in the new San Francisco office. Ayers and Humphrey have retained a third ownership each.

The difference with us was we weren’t selling pet products. We were finding problems and solving them.