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CDM Article
01 Jul 2008
Anne Lampe
reports on how directors can ensure their organisations are insulated from the risks that come their way as market conditions continue to toughen.
Future proofing your business
Until this year, almost a decade of consistent economic growth has allowed Australian management tea...
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CDM Article
01 May 2008
Directors of sport organisations may play on a different field to other directors, but their governance responsibilities are the same. Russell Hoye details some of the unique hurdles they face.
Tackling the hard issuesThe standard of governance in sport organisations has attracted its fair shar...
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CDM Article
01 Apr 2008
Ric Hallgren
provides some pointers on how to plan for the environmental tsunami heading the way of your business.
Riding the tsunami
Much has been written about the macro issues to do with what seems like an impending tsunami of environmental business impacts, threatening to overwhelm b...
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CDM Article
01 Apr 2008
Who are the directors of the future? What will they need to know and be able to do? These, and other important questions, will be explored at AICD’s annual conference, which kicks off on 7 May on the Sunshine Coast.
Into a New World
The world we live in changes at a nail biting pace, and ofte...
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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 ...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2008
Ian Porter
provides tips on how to prepare for a greener business world.
A new shade of green Sustainability has become an issue which all companies need to build into their thinking. The way we use resources as a society is changing and the demands from our customers are changing...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2008
Adrian Dignam
provides six key steps to help your organisation to turn its planned strategies into action.
Turning talk into action
By all accounts, the implementation of organisational strategies is a classic example of the saying: “When everything’s been said and done, more’s been said th...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2008
Stephen Hennessy
provides some tips on how to reduce a property’s carbon footprint.
Becoming carbon neutral
There is a lot of discussion in the corporate property world at present about carbon neutrality in the built environment. Unfortunately, its meaning and importance are often misunders...
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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...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2008
Richard Hewson
explains how the subtleties of human comfort zones can upset the relationship between CEOs and boards.
Discomfort zone
Is the relationshipbetween your board and your CEO as effective as you would want? When the board and the executives of an organisation are not...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Dec 2007
Letters to the Editor
Congratulations to Jill E. Boehm OAM, a director of the Cancer Institute NSW and the Cancer Council NSW, and for her letter (Company Director, November 2007) outlining her frustrations at the ‘closed shop’ for company directors in the top 100 ASX listed companies. I fully supp...
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CDM Article
01 Nov 2007
We ask three prominent directors what climate change means for their businesses and how they expect it to change the business landscape over the next decade.
Monitoring the changing climate
Don Argus
Chairman of BHP Billiton and Brambles. Director of Australian Foundation Investment Company. ...
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CDM Article
01 Oct 2007
David Bell details why demand for private jets has been soaring in recent years and what types of aircraft and support are available to high flying Australian businesses.
Jet ownership takes off
A robust economy, strong Australian dollar, the resources boom and changing perceptions about th...
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CDM Article
01 Jul 2007
Whether buying or selling a business, doing proper due diligence can help uncover both treasure and skeletons hidden in the closet. Helen McCombie provides some tips to directors on how to get the process right.
In search of gold and skeletons
The private equity boom in Australia has well and ...
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CDM Article
01 Jul 2007
Companies are increasingly finding that they can only flourish if they support their communities. Ian Dunlop discovered at the National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development that corporate responsibility is here to stay.
A wake-up call for directors
The 8th National Business Leade...
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CDM Article
01 May 2007
AICD is launching three online courses that will enable directors to gain new skills or polish existing ones – and all you need is a computer with internet access.
Log on for continual learning
AICD is dedicated to promoting professional directorship and good governance. Director education ...
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CDM Article
01 May 2007
Malcolm Simister, a principal of LMN Consulting and chairman of the Victorian Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, believes that traditional budgeting encourages poor management practice and should be replaced by rolling planning and forecasting.
Budgeting is...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2007
Attending the Company Directors Conference in Shanghai in May gives participants a unique opportunity to increase their network of business contacts as well as listening to thought-provoking speakers discussing issues of great significance to all directors.
Time to focus on the long term
One o...
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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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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’...