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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...
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CDM Article
01 May 2007
Several experienced and emerging women directors discuss their views on why women are under-represented on Australian company boards with Helen McCombie.
Women on boards: are attitudes changing?
The results of the 2006 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Australian Censu...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2007
It is essential that new board members make an immediate contribution to the running of a company. Charles Beelaerts looks at how some Australian companies approach the challenge of integrating new board members into their organisations.
Putting out the welcome mat
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2006
Many government enterprises are now operating in competitive business environments. As Kevin Forde discovered, in order to survive they have had to change their public service mentality, retrain their staff, and get closer to their customers.
Breaking down bureaucracy
If you read the annual re...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2006
John Massey is as comfortable in the nursery caring for newborn babies as he is in the boardroom building multimillion dollar enterprises – but are these worlds as different as they seem? Nichola Clark reports.
The nurture of business
John Massey likes to describe himself as ‘a formalised e...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jan 2006
The rules of engagement
Even the most vigilant company can find itself caught in the public firing line as a result of an unexpected crisis. As Bruce C. Wolpe explains, this is not the time to consider ‘hedging the truth’ – especially when it comes to communicating with the media.
While head ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2005
At one time being a chairman meant simply being boss of the board. Today, the role is much more complex and it is one that is constantly changing to meet the expectations of other directors, the needs of the company and the scrutiny of shareholders. David Gonski talks to John Arbouw about some of th...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2004
It has become a habit of late to proclaim new rules of corporate governance rather in the manner of Moses and the Ten Commandments – without analysis to show how the prescriptions will solve the problems that led to calls for something to be done. CEO Report
Boards that work
It has become a hab...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2004
Helen Lynch, one of Australia's leading directors, earned her stripes during some rocky times at Coles Myer and recently Southcorp. As she tells Deborah Tarrant it is time for boards to once again concentrate on strategy, corporate performance and creating shareholder wealth Helen Lynch
A time fo...
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Content Type:
Media Release
13 Nov 2003
Secret to good corporate governance revealed
The secret to good corporate governance revealed
The secret to good corporate governance is a healthy boardroom culture promoting open discussion, the opportunity to challenge, and full disclosure of relevant info...
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Content Type:
Media Release
18 Sep 2001
Encouraging better board performance AICD releases new research