But Longmire said Goodes remained much valued and retirement hadn't been discussed.
While the company, currently valued at almost $90bn, is used to battling threats to its reputation, having to defend its globally recognised brand on two fronts is an unwelcome novelty that the company could do without, according to experts.
Or put another way, how does Labor make visible and valued what is currently hidden and undervalued?
So you have to make sure your staff feel valued and help them with their progression.
(In fact it could just buy Nokia – valued at about $40bn – with its $50bn cash pile).
It was valued at $200m in 2011 and its CEO, Shane Smith, says its goal is to be "the largest network for young people in the world".
Professor Chris Ham, chief executive of the King's Fund health thinktank, said the increase in people willing to help the NHS financially was likely to be linked to public perceptions that it had started to struggle financially and clinically and because it was so highly valued.
Before this, we had no say and were not valued.
I valued my political and human relationship with Margaret, particularly during the most significant years of my time in politics.
Valued at $10bn in a fundraising last August, privately held Xiaomi hopes international growth will push smartphone sales to 150m units in 2015.
The queen's personal fortune is estimated at £310m, plus possessions valued in billions.
