Kent has tried to rejuvenate an inward-looking, “arrogant” corporate culture and has reinvested cost-cutting dividends in brand development. In an edited interview with HBR’s editor in chief, Adi Ignatius, he talks about the company’s sustainability initiatives, the value of having 33 million Facebook fans, and why an executive should never have dinner alone.
Gen Z is building careers around leverage. Every new skill, network, side project or AI capability increases their ability to negotiate, pivot or leave.
Expanded powers for members of the public to detain or restrain someone committing a criminal offence creates an interesting new challenge for organisational health and safety, says the Institute of Directors.
Trade Me CEO Anders Skoe has announced he will step down at the end of September. He will be replaced by Kul Singh Kargil, previously Real Estate Australia Group’s chief commercial and marketing officer.
