The era of command-control style cultures has finished. Leaders must create space for collective decision making to engage their teams and achieve results.

To celebrate International Women’s day, all week BlueNotes will be guest edited by experienced journalist and author Catherine Fox. We’ll be publishing content on women, their experience in the workplace and the future of equality as the world looks to #beboldforchange. We hope you enjoy it. #IWD2017

A landlocked country in the heart of the Greater Mekong, Laos remains unknown to many – probably most – outside its borders. When I was appointed CEO of ANZ Bank (Lao), most of my friends, family and colleagues asked "Laos? Where is that, Vietnam?"

There is cautious optimism in the economy as markets continue to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic