All-staff meetings are fertile ground for workplace drama, especially when the floor is opened for questions to management. Never one to back down from a fight, Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has instituted a permanent Ask-Us-Anything portal.

Rank and file staff post anonymous questions to management, which are then posted in a public forum. They can be “liked”, with the most popular then answered in a weekly meeting. It also includes any written responses from the bosses.