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  • Spoken Word On choosing directors

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2010

    Former BHP Billiton chairman Don Argus AC FAICD discussed director nominations at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors’ annual conference in Melbourne in May. Here is an edited extract of what he had to say. On choosing directors Ov...

  • 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...

  • Feature Back to school

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2010

    Is a school board right for you? Domini Stuart investigates the ABCs of venturing back into the school yard. Back to school Joining a school board The legal duties can be the same as other boards Running schools can be extremely complex Financials are always very tight Due...

  • Greens Piece Inside outside CEOs

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2009

    John M Green discusses how boards can improve on their CEO succession plans. Inside outside CEOs The three non-executive directors from different boards slipped into their regular chairs at the café. “The Arbitz* board,” notes Peter, spooning sugar into his coffee. “Their CEO’s been doin...

  • 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...

  • Counterpoint

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2006

    Lynn Ralph and Alan Cameron of Cameron Ralph Pty Ltd outline some of the strengths and weaknesses of boards formed by selecting representatives from an organisation’s constituencies. The challenges of a representational board One aspect of the recent Oil for Food events, which led to the Cole ...

  • Building a better board Cover Story

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2004

    A board, like a house, needs solid foundations, but the evidence coming out of some of the recent boardroom problems such as the NAB suggest that some of these foundations are not well understood. Richard Leblanc* makes some suggestions on building a better board Building a better board A board, li...