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  • Submission to the APS Commission proposing new set of Australian Public Service Values

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    04 Nov 2010

    On 4 November 2010 the Australian Institute of Company Directors wrote to the Australian Public Service Commission in response to its discussion paper Proposing a new set of Australian Public Service Values.   Having reviewed the revised set of APS Values they appear appropriate to us, particu...

  • Viewpoint Taking the world by storm

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2010

    Expanding offshore is a risky business. The Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation recently hosted a discussion to help guide directors through this maze. Taking the world by storm Australian businesse...

  • Open letter to next government What directors are looking for

    Content Type: Position Paper

    19 Jul 2010

    The upcoming election (Federal Election 2010) is an important one for our nation. Regardless of which party forms the next government, it is an opportunity to rethink not only the way government approaches some key issues but how it conducts its relationship with business. The Australian Institu...

  • Market Watch Australias great national leaders

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2010

    Phil Ruthven uses statistics to uncover just who Australia’s best leaders have been. Australia’s great national leaders There is any number of lists of “greats” be they sportspeople, inventors, politicians or other cohorts. But statistics are a must if the list is to have credibility. Austr...

  • Opinion Making exec pay PC

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Dec 2009

    The Productivity Commission is due to submit its final report on executive remuneration to the Government later this month. Paul Quinn explains why he believes some of its recommendations need to be reworked. Making exec pay PC The reaction to the Productivity Commission’s (PC) disc...

  • National human rights consultation

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    12 Jun 2009

    AICD welcomes the opportunity to participate in the National Human Rights Consultation. The protection and promotion of human rights is a question of national importance for all Australians. We have focussed our comments on those matters relating to directors including the personal liability of dire...

  • Feature The pros and cons of advisory boards

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2009

    Domini Stuart offers some advice about joining or setting up an advisory board. The pros and cons of advisory boards The pros of joining an advisory board A learning opportunity A way of making a contribution A useful first step to becoming a director A way of easing out of being a dire...

  • Feature Ten ways to boost your risk management

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2009

    The global financial turmoil and deteriorating economic landscape have heightened the risks of doing business. Janine Mace reveals 10 ways in which the boards of SMEs can ensure their risks are well managed. Ten ways to boost your risk management With collapsing busine...

  • Groupthink

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2008

    Groupthink can dent a board’s decision making ability. John Adams explains why one shouldn’t just follow the pack. Stepping out of line Directors have a legal and ethical responsibility to ensure that their boards make the most effe...

  • Profile

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Nov 2006

    John Massey is as comfortable in the nursery caring for newborn babies as he is in the boardroom building multimillion dollar enterprises – but are these worlds as different as they seem? Nichola Clark reports. The nurture of business John Massey likes to describe himself as ‘a formalised e...

  • Government Sector

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Nov 2006

    Many government enterprises are now operating in competitive business environments. As Kevin Forde discovered, in order to survive they have had to change their public service mentality, retrain their staff, and get closer to their customers. Breaking down bureaucracy If you read the annual re...

  • Irrational exuberance and corporate regulation Cover Story

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2005

    The first and often only reaction from governments to abhorrent corporate behaviour - however isolated the incident - is to enact new legislation and give the regulators more power. But has this rush to legislative judgment gone too far and become a threat to the economy and an unforeseen cost burde...

  • Leadership let 100 schools of thought contend AICD Review

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2005

    Leadership is about change and outcomes. It is done "through people" not "to them", says Ann Sherry, CEO at Westpac New Zealand. Leadership: let 100 schools of thought contend By Ali Cromie* Leadership is about change and outcomes. It is done "through people" not "to them"...

  • Risky business directors and lawsuits Cover Story

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2005

    Are directors under threat from lawsuits - and is this inhibiting qualified people from joining boards? In a recent paper, Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins, and Michael Klausner* suggest that the situation is not as dire as some people fear Risky business directors and lawsuits Are directors un...