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  • Feature Whats your EQ

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Oct 2009

    The science is still in its infancy, but as Domini Stuart reports, having high emotional intelligence or EQ could make you a better director. What’s your EQ? Key points Emotional intelligence: Is still in its infancy as a science Is about the intelligent use of emotions Helps di...

  • Featherstone Upholding values and culture

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2009

    Tony Featherstone argues that organisations should not forget values and culture when making tough decisions in a harsh economic environment. Upholding values and culture A friend was recently made redundant due to corporate downsizing. By his own admission, he was no star, but hardworking and...

  • Feature Reeling them in and keeping them Oct 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Oct 2008

    With so many choices available, why would anyone opt to work for your organisation? Domini Stuart provides an update on how to win the war for talent. Reeling them in – and keeping them There’s no question that the economic downturn is having an impact on recruitment. Experts are...

  • Green s Piece Signs of bad health Jun 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2008

    John M Green argues that how a company – and especially its CEO – speaks about its people after they leave is a sign of its health. Signs of bad health You’re shocked when your CEO tells the board a top executive has quit. But he quickly calms you down with: “Don’t worry. She’s no...

  • Inside AICD Annual Conference Apr 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2008

    Who are the directors of the future? What will they need to know and be able to do? These, and other important questions, will be explored at AICD’s annual conference, which kicks off on 7 May on the Sunshine Coast. Into a New World The world we live in changes at a nail biting pace, and ofte...

  • CEOs and Boards Discomfort zone Feb 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2008

    Richard Hewson explains how the subtleties of human comfort zones can upset the relationship between CEOs and boards. Discomfort zone Is the relationshipbetween your board and your CEO as effective as you would want? When the board and the executives of an organisation are not...

  • Creativity in business

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2006

    Ralph Kerle recommends that businesses adopt a more artistic way of thinking in order to extract full value from their most valuable asset – their staff. Creative solutions to business problems Most businesses, governments and statisticians use words such as productivity, efficiency, and effec...

  • employee share plans

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Nov 2005

    Employee Share PlansGetting it right the first time   Having equity in the company for which you work has become increasingly popular and it certainly eases shareholder concerns when they have a non-binding vote on remuneration for senior executives. As Owen Thomas reports, employee share plan...

  • the key to more effective boards

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Oct 2005

    The key to more effective boardsisn’t given in the rules The greatest challenges boards face is the way people engage with each other in the process of doing what has to be done, not the tasks themselves, says Sarah Cornally* When people come together in a group there are a lot of forces at play. Th...