Juliet Bourke
School of Management and Governance - BA, LLB (UNSW) | LLM (Hons) (USyd) | PhD (Brunel University London)
My primary areas of focus are diversity, inclusion, inclusive leadership, team performance and the future of work. I blend academic rigour with practitioner insights. Currently a Professor of Practice in the School of Management and Governance, as well as a board member and independent workplace consultant, I was previously a partner in Deloitte. For ten years I led the National Diversity & Inclusion Consulting Practice in which capacity I advised global executives on D&I strategy and inclusive leadership. Prior to Deloitte I was a co-Founder of a boutique D&I consulting firm, and prior to that I worked in Government as a lawyer specialising firstly in criminal law and then human rights. As a sessional lecturer, I taught Organisational Behaviour at UNSW, and Advanced Discrimination Law at the University of Sydney.
From This Author
Cyber security – How to keep data safe in the digital age
Herbert Smith Freehills Senior Associate Laura Newton explains how to protect your business from cyber-attacks and data breaches
Psychosocial safety: Addressing hazards and enhancing wellbeing
How is psychosocial safety changing in Australian workplaces, and what can employers do to protect employees' mental health through better work design?
Psychosocial safety: Creating a healthy, productive workplace
Psychosocial safety expert Carlo Caponecchia explains how to design and manage a safer, more productive work environment for employees
Crisis response: What to do when your business lands in hot water
Crisis management expert Sue Cato shares the key principles that will help your business through its toughest times
Crisis management essentials: Preparing for the unexpected
What are the key strategies organisations need to effectively prepare for crises, manage stakeholder expectations and protect their corporate reputation?
Alexandra Smart on balancing creativity and commerciality
Alexandra Smart shares insights on innovation and sound business practices, with practical advice for fostering creativity while maintaining financial stability
Balancing act: How successful leaders blend creativity with commercial realities
Alexandra Smart, an executive coach and the co-founder of fashion label Ginger & Smart, teaches you how to balance your creative output with commercial imperatives
Experience marketing: How Kayo Sports converts casual viewers into superfans
Kayo Sports head of marketing Darren Werner explains how to capture consumer attention in a crowded market, and how to convert casual fans into die-hard followers
Sports marketing: How Kayo Sports engages fans in the digital age
Sports marketing is rapidly changing, and multi-channel strategies, storytelling and audience insights play key roles in turning casual viewers into paying fans
What skills do directors need to enhance boardroom performance?
The landscape of corporate governance is undergoing a profound transformation, and modern board directors must evolve with new skills to tackle emerging challenges
Social enterprise strategies for balancing profit and purpose
Learn how Humanitix, Givvable and Harris Farm Markets balance profit with social impact, as their leaders share strategies for integrating purpose into business models
Profit and purpose: Balancing short-term imperatives with long-term sustainability goals
Learn how business leaders find opportunities to set up and run a successful social enterprise – and how they find the balance to ‘do well’ and ‘do good’
The workforce skills of the future: technology and sustainability
Organisations need to upskill in technology and climate resilience to equip their workforces for the future, stimulate innovation and build competitive advantage
Future skills: The know-how you need for the next era of business
Learn which skills will be in high demand in the next era of business, and how to build those skills in your organisation
Responsible AI: How your business can steer, not fear, new tech
Learn how leading artificial intelligence experts and business leaders balance the risks and rewards of disruptive technologies
Ethical AI: navigating opportunities and risks in business
Businesses need specific guidelines and leadership strategies to leverage AI ethically and drive innovation and customer satisfaction
What financial know-how is required to run a successful SME?
Understanding your SME's finances empowers informed decision-making, fosters long-term success, and can help balance profit with purpose
Back to basics: finance 101 for small to medium enterprises
UNSW Business School Associate Professor Kristle Romero Cortés breaks down the basics of SME finance, from market flows and cost of capital to budgeting for business growth
Super power: the fund making retirement more equitable
Aware Super’s Chief of Staff, Katrina McPhee, explains how the fund is combating the gender retirement gap by leveraging its position in the superannuation market
How Aware Super is taking aim at Australia’s ‘gender retirement gap’
Aware Super’s Chief of Staff Katrina McPhee discusses closing the gender pay gap and improving financial security for women through their retirement savings
Long-term investing: how an Aussie fintech start-up grows trust and success
Pearler is on a mission to alleviate financial stress through its basic investing app and focusing on trust, transparency, and thought leadership in Fintech
Pearler ditches 'fail fast' mindset to grow trust and success
Hayden Smith, Co-founder of Pearler, emphasises the importance of instilling customer trust and confidence over rapid growth for fintech entrepreneurs
Selling the dream: can a strong purpose do your marketing for you?
Calling their marketing ‘unconventional’ might be putting it lightly, because until recently, Humanitix hadn’t really done any marketing at all. Or at least, not on their own
Social enterprise ticketing: building trust and attracting investors
Humanitix's journey to success as a social enterprise in the competitive ticketing industry is built on trust and attracting the right kind of investors
How building your brand boosts your bottom line
Organisations need to focus on things audiences love to build their brands and maximise the value of sponsorships, according to advertising expert Dee Madigan
Beyond logos: why better branding means better business
Advertising expert and ad agency owner Dee Madigan explains the role sponsorships play in creating and solidifying a strong brand
Ethical marketing: how to navigate the AI moral minefield for marketers
Link Group CMO Wendy Mak digs into the ethical side of digital marketing, explaining why marketers need to be at the forefront of the conversation, and exploring how brand-new AI tools might not be as helpful as they first seem
"This wasn't created by a human": marketing leader calls for AI ethics
There are a number of ethical complexities with AI-powered marketing campaigns, and marketing professionals need to take the lead on trust and transparency
The progress principle: how climate resilience is shaping jobs of the future
Climate resilience is an increasingly important issue for organisations around the world. How will climate change transform the skills you need to do your job?
Climate mitigation and resilience: essential skills for future leaders
What skills are required to build climate resilience in organisations and meet the challenges of climate change in the future of work?
Combating rising home insurance costs: climate solutions hold the key
Extreme weather events such as fires, floods, and severe storms are on the rise, and these have significant implications for insurance firms and homeowners
Risky business: adapting to climate change could ‘insure’ a better future
Insurance leaders are optimistic that Australia can be more resilient in a climate-challenged future, and they’re learning new ways to deal with risk to get us there
Juliet Bourke: insights from a diversity and inclusion pioneer
From mainstream lawyer to diversity and inclusion entrepreneur, Dr Juliet Bourke's career provides valuable insights for budding leaders in this space
Purple collar workers needed to drive electric vehicle manufacturing
The electric vehicle industry is surging ahead globally, and Australia needs to take definitive steps to capitalise on important opportunities – or risk being left behind
Policy in the slow lane: can we speed up change and drive down emissions?
Before we change behaviour, we need to change policy. How can we accelerate the shift to greener, cleaner vehicles, and move away from our reliance on fossil fuels?
Empowering diverse teams: six characteristics of inclusive leaders
Inclusive leadership empowers leaders to navigate diversity by emphasising six key factors for better team performance, says UNSW Business School’s Juliet Bourke
Deloitte CEO Adam Powick on how to attract and retain the best talent
Adam Powick, CEO of Deloitte Australia, says the firm has taken a number of significant steps to remain competitive in the new world of work
Juliet Bourke on harnessing the power of diversity for innovation
What are the two common assumptions around diversity of thinking that need to be challenged within organisations?
Juliet Bourke on how leaders can achieve diversity of thinking
Diversity of thinking is more of a challenge for leaders and their organisations through COVID-19, says Deloitte Australia's Juliet Bourke
Three useful things to know about diversity and inclusive leadership
Commitment to act and the courage to be vulnerable should form the foundation of any leadership model – not just inclusive leadership, according to Deloitte’s Juliet Bourke