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  • Opinion Using behaviours to drive board performance

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2010

    Sam Butcher explains why agreeing on and articulating the behaviours expected of directors can be a powerful tool to enhance board performance. Using behaviours to drive board performance High-performing boards proactively manage two critical dimensions of their work: the frameworks ...

  • Greens Piece Proxy by proxy

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2010

    John M Green suggests it may not be the proxy advisory firms that are the problem, but some of the institutions that hire them. Proxy by proxy During each year’s annual general meeting season, directors come out blasting at corporate governance proxy advisory firms. It’s mostly d...

  • Feature Too much sway

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2010

    Proxy advisers have come under attack recently, accused of being poorly resourced, not having the expertise to handle complex issues and using a tick-the-box approach. Tony Featherstone weighs into the debate and discovers there are two sides to the story. Too much sway...

  • Opinion The Breakthrough board

    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...

  • Featherstone November 09

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Nov 2009

    Director turnover is at its lowest in several years. Tony Featherstone provides some reasons for this and explains why this situation will soon change. The low down on director turnover After such a tumultuous two years, board turnover should be rising sharply. It is not. New dir...

  • Your Say Aug09

    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...

  • 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 Opening the family board to NEDs

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2009

    Tony Featherstone investigates why the founders of some family owned companies resist forming a board, and the benefits they may be missing out on. Opening the family board to NEDs Key points A family company board poses unique challenges Founders struggle w...

  • Feature Measuring your boards performance

    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...

  • Spoken Word Power and authority in the boardroom Aug 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2008

    Ken Moss discussed the role that power and authority play in a board’s relationship with its CEO at a recent AICD lunch in Perth. Here’s an excerpt of what he had to say. Power and authority in the boardroomMany political figures have hung onto power for perhaps too long, including the li...

  • Feature All on board Jul 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2008

    Louis White uncovers some of the special inputs that help foster boardroom effectiveness. All on board It’s not just a lack of financial performance that can bring a board into the spotlight. Leading AFL club the West Coast Eagles, for example, had the...

  • 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...

  • Spoken Word Back to basics Apr 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2008

    Professor Bob Garratt , the author of The Fish Rots From The Head , got back to basics on what it means to be a director while addressing AICD luncheons across Australia in March. His solutions have ancient groundings. Back to basics Is directing a proper job? There is so much talk ...

  • 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...

  • High Performance Boards

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Sep 2007

    Six years ago, Pasminco crashed and burned. Domini Stuart details how building a strong board helped Zinifex rise from its ashes. Rising from the ashes On 20 September, 2001, Pasminco was dismissed on ABC radio as the latest in a string of once-distinguished Australian companies either to have...

  • Secrets for Success

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2007

    What is that special mix that makes a successful company and how do directors contribute to it? Domini Stuart approaches four leading directors for clues. The X factor Success is rarely a smooth ride. Many of our leading companies have weathered storms that might have felled other organisation...

  • Profile

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Dec 2006

    Don Mercer has recently completed a three year term as chairman of the AICD. As Nichola Clark reports, his love of publicly listed companies is surpassed only by his passion for opera and ballet. He also has a lot of advice on what makes an effective board. Until the fat lady sings Whether it’...

  • Board evaluation

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2006

    St James Ethics Centre is currently undertaking a review of the performance of its board. One of the aims is to get an outsider’s opinion on both past board performance and the risks facing the organisation in the future. Kevin Forde outlines how this will happen. Evaluating a not-for-profi...

  • Perspective

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2006

    Mark Jones and Richard Leblanc believe that with Australian companies shifting corporate governance focus from conformance to performance, human chemistry is a key driver influencing the effectiveness of boards. Human chemistry and independent assessment drive board performance Boards need hig...

  • Small company director

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2006

    There comes a time in the growth cycle of many companies when setting up a formal board of directors can have many advantages. Ann-Maree Moodie outlines how and when to do it. When does a small company need a board? As a company emerges from its start-up phase and grows...