Employee engagement is essential, Deloitte
According to Bersin by Deloitte, “employee engagement (by 2016) has become the top issue on the minds of business leaders, directing us to an entirely new model of management”.
KDK Bulletin 10 August 2017 – 5 hot topics
See KDK Bulletin, 10 August 2017: 10 August 2017: From collegiate to collaborative, EY on closing the gender gap in retail, affordable housing for older Australian and Deloitte on Australia’s economic report card. This week’s opinion is on how do you battle work stress and burnout?
How do you battle work stress and burnout?
If you are George Costanza [for those of you old enough to remember Seinfeld] — you might have the time to slip under your desk for a nap in your customized sleep space. However, if you work in an office environment, it’s safe to say that an afternoon nap will not become part of your workday protocol.
From collegiate to collaborative, Barolsky Advisers
With increasing competition from freelancers, boutiques and solo specialists, most professional service firms are realising that their primary source of competitive advantage is the ‘collective’. By winning and delivering together, they can offer things the one-person bands can’t. The edge is not from economies of scale, but rather in more holistic advice and lower client transactions cost. The value proposition is not cross-selling but integrated cross-practice problem-solving.
KDK Bulletin 3 August 2017 – 5 hot topics
See KDK Bulletin 3 August 2017 for why investors care about culture from Zillow Group, Dentons on disclosure obligation for office owners, Minter Ellison on dealing with emerging contaminants , and where have all the shop assistants gone from Strategyand. A matter of opinion is by the ANZ on housing: boom or doom. This week’s expert is Alison Sheridan from Grant Thornton.
Housing: boom or doom? ANZ
Australians love talking about property – how expensive it is but also how desirable. At the same time as affordability is at cyclical lows and household debt at highs, both major Australian media organisations have launched huge, glossy inserted marketing magazines wallowing in the allure of luxury property.
Why some investors care about culture, Zillow Group
The other day, two investors from a major shareholder of Zillow Group visited our head offices. Fresh off our Q1 earnings report, I was well-versed in our figures and prepared to answer their questions about our financial results, business metrics, product strategy, market size and most recent wins and opportunities.
They asked about none of that.
KDK Bulletin 27 July 2017 – 5 hot topics
See KDK Bulletin, 27 July 2017 for hiring strong digital leaders with Strategy&, the Flight Centre on how to keep your frequent flyer status, Hall & Wilcox on landmark employment ruling and Deloitte on Australia’s fall in quality of life. This weeks matter of opinion is on 5 ways to resolve conflict more easily and quickly from Susan Berstein.
5 ways to resolve conflict more easily and quickly
How do you feel about conflict? Too often, we see examples of conflicts that stall out or escalate, leaving the people involved feeling burned — like what we’re seeing in the United States, where political parties refuse to fully hear each other.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Why more companies are hiring strong digital leaders, Strategy&
Faced with organizational challenges, more and more companies are hiring an executive to manage their digital transformation. This year’s Strategy& report looks into the CDOs role given the company’s digital ambition and includes in-depth interviews with CDOs from leading industries.
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