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Beyond the balance sheet: Redefining the role of the CFO

Beyond the balance sheet: Redefining the role of the CFO

Can CFOs step out from behind the ledger and into the strategic spotlight?

Paul J Thambar

Department of Accounting

Want to build an ethical work culture? Try backing off

Want to build an ethical work culture? Try backing off

Micromanaging staff will backfire, not inspire.

Dr Ui Young Sun

Department of Management

Breaking the silence on corporate pay secrecy

Breaking the silence on corporate pay secrecy

Pay transparency has positive corporate impacts on productivity, innovation and diversity.

Dr Jin Zhang

Department of Accounting

Five ways to reboot your organisation and develop diverse leaders

Five ways to reboot your organisation and develop diverse leaders

Following the disruption of COVID-19, organisations should resist returning to leadership-as-usual.

Julie Wolfram Cox

Karryna Madison

Nathan Eva

Department of Management

Could achieving gender diversity in leadership be as simple as changing the default in the selection process?

Could achieving gender diversity in leadership be as simple as changing the default in the selection process?

Gender gaps in leadership can be eliminated by assuming every qualified employee is interested in a leadership role, unless they choose to opt out.

Lata Gangadharan

Erte Xiao

Department of Economics

We need compassionate leaders in aged care, so why are they so hard to find?

We need compassionate leaders in aged care, so why are they so hard to find?

A ground-breaking survey of aged care leaders reveals a surprising deficit.  

Jacqueline OToole

Department of Management

“Free-flow improvisation around a main storyline”: Not on stage, but in your office

“Free-flow improvisation around a main storyline”: Not on stage, but in your office

Managers who can think on their feet during times of change and disruption will be vital to organisations seeking not to just survive but thrive.

Davide Orazi

Department of Marketing

The concept of collective leadership and how it could lead us out of a pandemic

The concept of collective leadership and how it could lead us out of a pandemic

In a crisis are more heads better than one? Here are five ways your organisation can introduce collective leadership and put a group of leaders making joint decisions at the helm.

Nathan Eva

Herman Tse

Julie Wolfram Cox

Department of Management

COVID-19 business reset: Risk, uncertainty and opportunity

COVID-19 business reset: Risk, uncertainty and opportunity

Does COVID-19 identify greater risk or more opportunities for business? Board members need to find out – fast.

Andrew Matthews

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

The fourth industrial revolution and what happens next: Professor Simon Wilkie

The fourth industrial revolution and what happens next: Professor Simon Wilkie

The future does not belong to the robots. With Head of Monash Business School, Professor Simon Wilkie.

Simon Wilkie

Senior Leadership team

Why men still get the top jobs

Why men still get the top jobs

Our bias for male leaders runs deep, research shows.

Philip J Grossman

Department of Economics

Is good leadership bad for the wellbeing of leaders?

Is good leadership bad for the wellbeing of leaders?

Employees like leaders who put the needs of their teams first. But this can take an emotional toll.

Nathan Eva

Department of Management