Managing Employee’s Social Media Use Ethically

Companies should make their social media policies clear to employees, but these have to be lawful and fair.

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Social Networks and the Diffusion of Ideas

Understanding the social networks in your organisation is central to increasing innovation and making the most of mass communication and technology, including social media.

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Why Women’s Leadership is a Business Asset

Social science studies find that male bosses are more likely to judge the competence of women managers using a skewed view on gender. In practice, this means organisations are missing out on a proactive approach to leadership.

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Innovation Through Social Science

Social scientists are trained to think critically. This doesn’t mean in the colloquial sense. This is about learning a suite of scientific methodologies for framing questions, collecting and analysing evidence and making recommendations.

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Internal Social Media

Social media is an indispensable tool in increasing your customer reach, but have you thought about how social media design can improve your internal innovation?

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The Benefits of Volunteering for the Business Sector

Australia’s in the midst of the festive season, the spirit of which is about giving and positive change ahead of a new year. So what does our not-for-profit sector look like?

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How to Promote Gender Equality in Your Workplace

A forthcoming international survey of 240,000 workers by Barbara Annis shows that women feel professional exclusion in their workplaces, while men remain unaware that there’s a problem. Men resort to expressing old fashioned chivalry like opening doors and offering to pay for lunch, thinking this makes women feel more comfortable and appreciated. In fact, it is the way that men exclude women from promotional opportunities, meetings, and mentorship that is a problem for women.

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