AFTRS agrees to changes following auditor-general’s report Community & Social The first in-depth performance audit of the corporate commonwealth entity in years has found its governance board is ‘largely effective’ but called for three key
Promoted Strategic partnering with government? Snowball’s chance May 23, 2022 By Kiah Consulting Talking about building strategic partnering relationships is the flavour of the month, especially in Defence where there always seems to be a search for a
Promoted Behind Salesforce Hyperforce: What running Salesforce on AWS means for ANZ businesses March 29, 2022 By Salesforce Salesforce recently re-architected the Salesforce Customer 360 Platform to run on the public cloud. Here in ANZ, that means Amazon Web Services (AWS). Salesforce 360,
ANU library boss to lead benchmarking review of parliamentary library services March 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Parliament’s presiding officers have published the terms of reference for a review into parliamentary library services, to be led by Roxanne Missingham. Missingham is the
Who is (probably) today’s best male tennis player? February 8, 2021 By Christopher Drovandi Editors' Picks When you ask that question, three names come to mind: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. A simple way to compare tennis players is
Partner Content New leadership for a new normal post COVID-19 August 26, 2020 By KPMG They say never waste a crisis when it comes to reform in government. While the COVID-19 crisis has upended our working lives, it also provides
Premium Expert briefings Giving feedback at work: ditch the sandwich and have regular, honest chats with your colleagues January 31, 2020 By David Donaldson Career Matters For many the annual review is a big source of anxiety. Staff fear what their boss might say, while managers worry how the feedback will
Premium Expert briefings ‘Get the people-side right.’ Allan Hawke on the nitty gritty of what leaders need to do to get a high-performing organisation December 18, 2019 By Allan Hawke Career Advice Allan Hawke wades past the leadership fads and fashions that have not worked in Australia to dive deeply into a few timeless lessons that bring out
Study what makes you unsuccessful, unhappy, broke, unhealthy, stupid. Then, eliminate those things from your life August 1, 2019 By Darius Foroux Career Advice Do you really think you’ll be successful if you simply copy what other people do? If that were the case, success would be easy. Darius
Auditor-general's tips on good governance: don't forget the culture May 20, 2019 By David Donaldson Case studies Several recent inquiries have taken a close look at how boards operate in a range of settings, from banks to public broadcasters, and highlighted the
Partner Content Building a smarter organisation with analytics and AI May 9, 2019 By SAS Artificial Intelligence is now mainstream, fuelling more and more aspects of business and day-to-day life. Beyond the hype, the question often asked is, how can
Why Michael Pezzullo is not a fan of KPIs, or right-wing extremists April 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Department of Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo made it very clear he has no intention of setting new performance targets for processing citizenship applications, as
The potential downside of proactive staff March 26, 2019 By David Donaldson Career Advice Taking the initiative at work can push major change, but what if it’s the wrong change? Proactive employees can be incredibly useful, driving innovation and
Partner Content eBook: How do I talk to an employee about their poor performance? January 23, 2019 By Workplace Assured Download this eBook to: identify practical ways to raise difficult conversations manage a difficult conversation document employee performance correctly transition ‘out’ an underperforming employee through
