Far from being a distraction, workplace friendships deliver benefits that include increased engagement and reduced employee turnover.

By Nicola Heath

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Highly sensitive to the effects of climate risk, cost pressure and technological possibility, agriculture is going through a "smart revolution" that will influence production, financing, governance and sustainability.

By Chris Sheedy

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast app.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Artificial intelligence promises efficiency and insight, but also carries risk. Bias embedded in data and also in the design of AI systems can distort outcomes if not managed carefully.

By Rosalyn Page

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast app.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

What should professionals do when a co-worker drops the ball — react with frustration, shrug it off or turn it into a learning opportunity?

By Megan Breen

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast app.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Freelancing, gig work and fractional leadership are becoming mainstream career options for accountants who want to step away from traditional work structures.

By Susan Muldowney

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast app.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Finance, accounting and business are undergoing a major transformation across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Experts reveal the trends that are transforming the profession and share practical guidance on how to adapt, prepare and take advantage of new opportunities.

By Beth Wallace

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast app.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Artificial intelligence puts ethical reasoning even more firmly at the centre of business. How regulators and practitioners approach this new ethical landscape today will have a lasting effect on tomorrow.

By Alexandra Cain

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast app.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

In the next 24 years, the CFO function will extend well beyond financials to encompass artificial intelligence governance, ESG - Environmental, Social, and Governance - impact and human-centred leadership in ways that are only just beginning to be seen.

By Chris Sheedy

INTHEBLACK Out Loud brings you a curated selection of audio articles from CPA Australia's award-winning magazine, INTHEBLACK. Stories span a wide range of topics, including business, career development and the economy, and offer key insights into strategic thought leadership and expert analysis.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest

• INTHEBLACK

• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast app.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au