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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
Jac Nasser, described as a chairman of chairmen, talks to Tony Featherstone about succession planning, leadership development, board composition and other governance matters at the world’s biggest mining company.
It is easy to judge boards only on big events: the CEO appointment, successi...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
Ahead of the upcoming federal election, Phil Ruthven outlines the more urgent and overdue reforms he believes a true Australian leader should tackle.
Respect for once-admired occupations is in short supply so far in this new century.
The ranking of a cross section of occupations is reve...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
Domini Stuart appraises how Australian directors can better package their offerings to take advantage of the many opportunities still opening up in Asia.
In a recent conversation with Company Director magazine, Dr Ken Henry commented it may already be too late for some Australian companie...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2013
Strong differences in personalities and views can lead to robust questioning and decision-making, or a dysfunctional board of limited value. Sam Walker investigates how directors can become a meaningful part of the boardroom dialogue.
Enhancing the boardroom conversation
Think a...
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CDM Article
01 Aug 2012
Sir Stuart Hampson believes happiness is the key to company sustainability.
When Jigme Singye was King of Bhutan, he took the unconventional approach of declaring "Gross National Happiness" as the measure of success for his government. Bhutan is, of course, a country with a tiny populatio...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2012
Appointing the CEO is the board’s most critical task. Tony Featherstone provides some pointers on how boards can ensure the smooth changing of the guard to the right person at the right time.
There are powerful arguments for companies to excel in succession planning. The "home grown" CEO ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2012
Shaun Fraser and Jamie Irving identify some questions boards should be asking to assess whether they have an effective framework in place to tackle the current volatile and risky business environment.
Australian Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) operate in an increasingly difficult and risk...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2011
Tony Featherstone argues that boards should be preparing for heightened inspection of their organisations’ environmental, social and governance practices and sustainability reporting.
Corporate Australia, financial markets and billion-dollar super funds are on a collision course over susta...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
The resources boom is creating golden opportunities for those looking for new board positions. But as
Tony Featherstone
reports, these directors will have to sift through many challenges before uncovering any nuggets.
A new gold rush
Challenges for directors new to resource c...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
Two of the speakers at our upcoming
Public Sector Governance Conference
discuss how government organisations can best achieve real innovation in a risk-averse environment.
Public sector innovation
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
Euan Campbell
explains why no board can hide its head in the sand when it comes to crisis-management and business-continuity planning.
Crisis denial
In an age where the unthinkable crisis event has become possible, there is an ever-increasing ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
Directors have much to gain by using new technologies, but as
Domini Stuart
reports, they also need to be aware of the many risks.
Directorship in cyberspace
As conference centre manager at Brisbane Technology Park, Kellie Heiler is very aware of the changing role of technology ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
John O’Neill tells
Tony Featherstone
why he is once again putting everything on the line for the Australian Rugby Union.
Back in the scrum
After 13 years as a top sports administrator, John O’Neill FAICD is as hard as a rugby scrum. The fo...
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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...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
There is far more to sports boards than just winning competitions.
Tony Featherstone
investigates how the better boards aim to play a better game.
The business of sport
Directors of sports boards deal with:
Intense media scrutiny
Ongo...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Tony Featherstone
would like to see the junior mining sector take advantage of a once-in-a-generation mining boom to lift its governance to the next level.
Taking junior miners to the next level
The mining boom’s sheer force and its effect on the economy are well known. Less consider...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Maurice Newman talks to
Tony Featherstone
about the ABCs of sitting on some of Australia’s most notable boards.
Q&A with Maurice Newman
The resume of Maurice Newman AC FAICD reads like a directory. The veteran chairman has served on 44 boards...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
John M Green
believes business people should start thinking more like novelists.
Foresight saga
“In hindsight...” Painful, often embarrassing confessions sometimes begin with those words. It is only in the future that you know how smart you are in the present. It’s why hubris is such a ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Dr Michael Petit
offers an alternative perspective on why many acquisitions fail to create value.
How value is destroyed
Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is expected to pick up in 2010 compared with 2008 and 2009, with more of this ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Directors may not be up to speed with the latest technology, but they can still help steer IT projects towards success.
Domini Stuart
explains how.
Driving IT success
How to make IT work
Don’t underestimate IT’s importance
Don’t view IT a...