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INNOVATION SPECIAL
What does it take to allow innovation to really flourish and
how can we get better at it? Joanna Maxwell speaks to some of the best.
IAG executive Jacki Johnson had to take some
risks and break the rules to bring the online start-up The Buzz to life. By
Matthew Drummond.
You've got to be tough to go against a bullish market. Boutique
fund managers Robert Maple-Brown and Garth Rossler
share their lessons with Leng Yeow.
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: PICK YOUR FIGHTS CAREFULLY
Conflict-free teamwork is not the best path to
success. But you have to choose your battles.
Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp is feeling the pressure
but as Paul McIntyre reveals, the heads of its nine Aussie businesses
might have its next great killer app.
FEATURES
It's a wild ride at the centre of the resources boom. Santos chief David Knox
tells Paul Garvey about reinventing the Adelaide-based resources company.
Going hyperlocal, branding babies and emotional bling. Two top
global trendspotters identify the forces shaping how we will work, live and
play this year. By Sheridan Winn.
BOSS REPORT
A spot of camel racing is just what you need to train a protégée,
couture guru Georgina Weir explains to Brook Turner.
Research tells us what we can learn from firefighters about decision-making.
NEWS
What we can learn from firefighters about
decision-making, the biggest global risks in
2010, plus BOSS Guru on that summer spirit.
Grant Thornton's Matt Adam-Smith tells Jessica
Gardner why you should buy in twos.
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Stationery creators Gillian Corban and Rex
McIntosh describe a mentoring partnership that works. By Katrina
Strickland.
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24/7
Trendspotter Bill Tikos on the quirks of hunting
for cool. By Brad Hatch.
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BOOKS
Living Large, Thinque Funky and Superfreakonomics. Mike
Hanley and David Coe check out the latest business books.
Research gaps in the world of entrepreneurs.
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How social media is developing a social conscience. The rules of the social media echo chamber are clear. Those who can attract the most eyeballs, brain space and fingertips - in the form of comments, tweets and chat - will rise to the top..
John Toohey reviews journal articles about mistakes
bosses make.
Kendall Hill finds out what to do about loving our
destinations too much.
ANZ Bank's HR boss Susie Babani on the cold
sweats of turning off the BlackBerry. By Lucinda Schmidt.
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