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Content Type:
Media Release
06 Oct 2010
The 2010 Australian Census of Women in Leadership by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) highlights the need for further action to lift the number of women in line management, executive management and board positions.
While substantial work is needed, up-to-date fig...
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Content Type:
Media Release
01 Sep 2010
Women now make up 10 per cent of the directors of Australia’s top listed companies, the latest figures released by the Australian Institute of Company Directors reveal.
The appointment today of Sam Mostyn to the board of Virgin Blue Limited pushed the percentage of women on ASX 200 boards into...
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Content Type:
Media Release
10 Aug 2010
The number of women being appointed to ASX 200 boards continues to grow, with the proportion of female directors of Australia's top listed companies now close to 10 per cent, the latest figures released by the Australian Institute of Company Directors show.
So far in 2010, 31 women have been ...
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Content Type:
Media Release
29 Jul 2010
The Australian Institute of Company Directors today announced a new scholarship program aimed at helping to lift the representation of women on Australian boards.
Assisted by $200,000 in funding from the Australian Government, the program is intended to be a practical way to help achieve grea...
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Content Type:
Media Release
25 Jun 2010
The number of women being appointed to ASX 200 boards has increased significantly, lifting significantly the proportion of female board members in Australia’s top listed companies, new figures released by the Australian Institute of Company Directors show.
They show that so far in 2010, 24 pe...
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Content Type:
Media Release
20 May 2010
The report Guidance for Directors released by the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) recognises industry leadership and the need for an ongoing focus on good governance, AICD said today.
Responding to a request from the Minister for Corporate Law, the Hon Chris Bowen, CAMAC’s...
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Content Type:
Media Release
22 Apr 2010
Some of Australia’s most senior company chairmen and directors will be involved in a new program aimed at helping to increase the numbers of women on ASX 200 boards, launched today by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
The ASX 200 Chairmen’s Mentoring Program will involve 56 chairm...
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Content Type:
Media Release
23 Feb 2010
Directors are making a significant contribution to Australian society and the economy through their deep involvement in charities, community service organisations and other not-for-profit (NFP) boards, a new study by the Australian Institute of Company Directors has found.The Directors Social Impact...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2010
John Barrington
discusses how a “Breakthrough” board can be developed to create strategic advantage.
The Breakthrough board
Three Ts of the “Breakthrough” board
Tone from the top: The chairman promotes and lives the strategic perspective
Take the time: The board builds the agenda...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Dec 2009
Five directors predict how the role of non-executive directors will change in the next decade.
NEDs of 2020
Catherine Harris AO PSM FAICD
Chairman of Harris Farm Markets. Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Australian Japan Foundation, National Gallery of Australia and the Australian S...
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Content Type:
Media Release
24 Nov 2009
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) advocates diversity on boards and believes companies should adopt an open approach that aims to select the best possible directors from a diverse range of candidates.Directors should be chosen from a broadly-based candidate pool, possessing approp...
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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...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2009
Letters to the editor
I read Tony Featherstone’s article on ‘Unseating the founder’ (Company Director, June 2009) with great interest. As with any good article, the title was provocative and the content worthy of reflection. Here are a couple of probing questions that add to those raised in the art...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2009
News & Views
The importance of timely disclosure
Timely disclosure of changes to directors’ interests is vital to good corporate governance and helps maintain investor confidence in market integrity, notes Eric Mayne, chief supervision officer of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
“Dire...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2009
Tony Featherstone
ponders what the board should do if the founder is no longer the right person to run a venture in a changing operating environment.
Unseating the founder
Directors of fast-growth small companies face a significant challenge: some must decide whether the entrepren...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2009
Charles Beelaerts
investigates how boards can get the best out of their performance reviews – and whether the financial crisis is affecting how these are done.
Measuring your board’s performance
The need to undertake board reviews is not new. In 2003, the Australian Securities Exchange s...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2009
Terry Peabody
has a long history of building up successful companies. He shared some of his business secrets at a recent AICD
Leaders’ Edge
lunch in Brisbane. Here is an abridged version of what he had to say.
Looking to the long term
With many businesses focused on resizing or sim...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2009
There is no escaping the new carbon economy.
Giles Parkinson
provides an update on the climate change homework directors need to do to avoid any surprises.
Gearing up for the carbon economy
There is no doubt that the carbon economy is upon us. Even with the uncertainty surroundin...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Oct 2008
Dale Budd
outlined the challenges and opportunities confronting public sector governance at a recent seminar in Canberra. This is an abridged version of his speech.
The governance of government
Directors of public sector agencies and businesses often have a difficult role to play in ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2008
Leading lawyers reveal the changes taking place at law firms that directors ought to know about.
What’s up at the law firms
Dean Hely, Deputy Managing Partner, Lavan Legal
The corporatisation and listing of law firms is currently a hot topic in the legal fraternity. The...