Many people could order a glass of wine in French, but they would need to be more au fait with the language to conduct business. For most native English speakers, trying to master workplace or negotiating skills in Mandarin or Korean seems... read more

Nearly two-thirds of workers rate their boss either average or horrible, ­according to a study by employment website www.careerone.com.au. The rest of the survey paints a ­similar picture: 61 per cent claimed to have been bullied by a... read more

  While Japan may have taken a hit since the burst of its “bubble economy” in the 1990s, as the world’s third largest economy it remains an important market for multinational business. In this podcast, Paul Butler, a finance... read more

Analysis of research by the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Australian School of Business (ASB) has revealed the personality traits and biological and environmental factors that predict “maverickism”. It shows the sometimes... read more

While a large portion of the family business sector successfully navigated the uncertain waters of the global financial crisis, many still struggle with the challenges inherent to small business. Small businesses – of which, in Australia,... read more

What does the latest interest rate cut really say about the state of the Australian economy? The reality is that it’s the latest brush stroke in what looks a progressively grim economic picture. Characterising the rate cut as being a... read more

Excelling in your field? Yielding impressive results for your business? Demonstrating strong leadership skills all before you reach the age of 40? If this sounds like you or someone you know, then nominate them for INTHEBLACK's annual 40 Young... read more

LEADERSHIP IS CHANGING and so are the courses designed to educate, guide and nurture the business leaders of the future. The ­community and corporate world’s understanding of the role of the business leader is evolving – no longer... read more

The view that leadership is fundamentally about ethics has been around since the classics, when an unethical leader was considered a tyrant. This view sees ethics as a defining element of leadership, not as one of its possible features that may or... read more

Perceptions of a company’s leadership affects how investors rate the organisation and can therefore impact on share prices, a recent quantitative report has found. The Deloitte report, The Leadership Premium: How Companies Win the Confidence... read more

Toyota made headlines recently with its controversial sacking of 350 staff from its Victorian factory, many because they had been scored as poor performers. The decision put performance management firmly back on the business agenda. However,... read more

When professor Stephen Martin assumed the role of president of the University of Wollongong’s Dubai campus in 2004, he walked around sharing a basket of dates he’d received with the Sri Lankan cleaners on campus. “No one had ever... read more