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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 ...

  • Cover Story

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Sep 2006

    Several mid-cap companies were identified in a recent survey as having excellent corporate governance. Domini Stuart discovers what is needed for companies to achieve top marks for their corporate governance efforts. How to hit your corporate governance targets For the last five years, Horwath...

  • 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...

  • profile the familys jewel

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2006

      The family’s jewel As one of the pioneers of the modern Western Australian fishing and pearling industries and with accolades as a leading neurogeneticist, Dr Patricia Kailis knows a thing or two about balancing the professional with the personal to make a family business thrive. Giles Parkin...

  • Greaves case responsibiliites and liabilities

    Content Type: Position Paper

    23 Feb 2006

    This position paper sets out what the AICD believes to represent the expectations of the corporate community in Australia as to the responsibilities and liabilities of a company chairman. It places the Greaves case in context, outlines the role of the chairman, comments on the question of liability ...

  • boardroom unity a fraction too much friction

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jan 2006

      A fraction too much friction A lot can be said for the productivity and results generated by healthy board bonding. So how do you create an environment of unity around the table – without eroding the independent views of directors? Helen McCombie writes. There can be no greater example of boa...

  • Study Reveals Australia Has Low Incidence of Multiple Directorships

    Content Type: Media Release

    27 Jul 2005

    Sydney, 27 July 2005: Australia has a very low incidence of multiple directorships, according to a study conducted by Competitive Dynamics for the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), released today.The study, "Too many directorships?", reveals directors across ASX-listed companies hold...

  • Holistic responsibility CEO Report

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2005

    We have said earlier that the duties of directors are well defined in the law and don’t need change. Let’s consider some consequences of the duties. Directors have a collective responsibility for the company as a whole. Shareholders put the fate of their company in directors’ hands. Through the CEO ...