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May 31, 2011 Selling Tip Top to China: Making Plans for Not Getting Toasted
Australian fast-moving consumer goods company George Weston Foods
launched its iconic bread brand, Tip Top, in a comparatively small
market in China. The city of Wuhan has provided a location for learning
before the company tackles the Tier 1 urban centres of Beijing, Shanghai
and Guangzhou. Tastes for bread are sweeter in China and sandwiches are
not on the menu – although in the presence of global fast food chains,
such as McDonald’s, the market is rapidly changing. Companies that are
keen to cash in on China’s vast retail markets tend to focus on the
differences between Chinese consumers and their Western counterparts.
But research shows that growing numbers of urban-dwelling, middle-income
Chinese are sophisticated shoppers with some very familiar habits.
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May 31, 2011 Wildlife Smuggling: Could Legalising Trade Stop a Jumbo-sized Problem?
Illegal wildlife trafficking in South-East Asia is big business,
estimated to be worth between US$10 billion and US$20 billion annually,
making it the second-largest illicit market globally after drugs.
Despite a regional clampdown on illicit trading, Australia's efforts to
stop the smuggling of birds and reptiles in particular remain piecemeal.
Authorities are seeking a nationally coordinated approach to
investigations, regulation enforcement and an increased international
focus. But a solution may be opening up legal exports of Australian
wildlife, argue economists at the Australian School of Business.
Legitimate wildlife trading may detract from "brag" value and cause
prices to plummet.
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May 31, 2011 Commuting: How Cars Are Guzzling Productivity
That old success symbol, the company car, is increasingly being parked
as new research shows commuters who drive to work are more stressed and
less productive. Clever companies are providing employees with
alternative transport options and information sources to encourage them
to take their hands off the wheel on the way to and from the workplace.
Experts say commuting distance is not so much the issue as the ease of
the journey. And part of the solution is convincing senior executives to
abandon the traffic gridlock and walk the walk – or at least to cycle
or take the bus to work.
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May 31, 2011 Welcome to the Machine: Computer Games That Care for You
Artificial intelligence (AI) already offers customer service solutions
to business and, with the help of the multi-billion dollar computer
gaming industry, will be helping healthcare organisations to manage the
physical fitness of ageing populations in the near future. Researchers
are now improving on the techniques employed in existing computer games
to develop home-use applications that can supervise movement. With
high-speed data transmission, the next generation of healthcare
providers may be virtual physiotherapists who guide patients through
entertaining electronic rehabilitation "games" and send updates to their
doctors. And that's just the beginning, says international AI expert,
Lundy Lewis, a visiting professor at the University of New South Wales.
Don't hit the pause button! Soon university students may be discussing
their courses with virtual professors.
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May 31, 2011 Food Security: What's Not Eating Australian Policymakers?
Extreme weather in Australia has wiped out crops and sent the price of
food soaring, heightening the issue of food security. In December 2010,
global food prices hit an all-time high. Fears of a repeat of the 2008
food crisis have prompted many nations to take action. But in Australia
food security rarely rates a mention suggesting policymakers may have
stashed it in the "too-hard" folder. On the world's smallest continent,
future food production is not only at risk from uncontrollable climactic
events, but from decision-makers putting short-term concerns ahead of
long-term sustainable interests, claim thought leaders. It's a
complicated issue that's unlikely to be resolved with incremental
change, they warn.
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May 31, 2011 Reinventing the Boss: Overcoming the Empathy By-Pass
Business leaders may have started the New Year with good intentions and a
list of resolutions to mend their ways, but do they have what it takes?
The skills typically required to deliver the numbers and appease the
board and shareholders are no longer enough. For long-term career
success, senior executives require empathy to understand how to work
with others. Developing neuroplasticity – the ability to tap into
different parts of the brain – is helping top leaders to disconnect
their hardwired behaviours and transform themselves and their
organisations. It's no quick fix but it could be the key to reinventing
the boss.
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May 31, 2011 People Management: How India Does It Better
Many leading companies in India have achieved double-digit growth over
the past two decades – and their robust results continued throughout the
global financial crisis. Research suggests this may be due to Indian
employers' superior human resources (HR) practices that avoid much of
the short-sightedness embraced by Western capitalism. Indian executives
focus on ensuring they bring together people management with business
strategy and assiduously track HR performance within operations. But
that's not all. The researchers believe their most telltale findings
concern what the 100 Indian business leaders surveyed unerringly failed
to mention. No one spoke of the need to cut costs although many are
outsourcing key parts of their operations.
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May 31, 2011 Executive Stress: Is Your Boss Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know?
Calling the boss crazy – while unlikely to be a career-enhancing move –
may be disturbingly close to the truth. New research into the emotional
state of executives reveals they suffer far higher levels of mental
instability than the general population. Largely to blame are the
demands of high-stress roles that preclude corporate high fliers and
professionals from being themselves. The upshot may be over-aggressive
and other types of dysfunctional behaviour. News of the incidence of
"toxic" bosses is now prompting questions about the abilities of
executive coaches and leadership interventions for supporting senior
staff when their behaviour has gone awry.
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May 31, 2011 Gadgets-to-go: Why Whittling E-waste is Becoming Big Business
The latest gizmos are topping many Christmas lists. But what happens to
the "old" computers, mobile phones and other devices that are superseded
by the next new things? This issue has been high on environmentalists'
agendas for years. And it's soon to become a hot topic for consumers and
businesses in Australia as the government plans a stewardship program
for the recycling of e-waste in 2011 that, inevitably, will add to the
cost of these much-loved gadgets. Beyond the initial price tag, it's
time to pay for the impact of digital devotion and for designers to
factor in product obsolescence. However, e-waste also presents a new
resource for those with bright ideas – and, ultimately, it will create
new jobs for many.
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May 31, 2011 Adaptive Leadership: Can the One-trick CEO Be Retrained?
The inability or refusal to adapt is a career-limiting factor for
leaders of all persuasions. When the financial crisis hit, prescient
boards moved on "one-trick pony" chief executives who were considered
not agile enough for the new straitened times. CEOs who cling to one
style of leadership tend to exacerbate their own problems. They hear no
evil because they avoid fearless feedback, preferring to surround
themselves with "yes men" and women who often hitch a ride along to the
boss's next gig. But rather than putting intransigent leaders out to
pasture, boards might consider how to teach them new tricks.
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