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CDM Article
01 Dec 2008
James Lau
provides 10 strategies that could help your organisation thrive in a downturn.
How to thrive in a recession
In times of subdued demand and economic turbulence, companies can fall from the top positions in their sector. Recent examples include Lehman Brothers and Babcock ...
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CDM Article
01 Nov 2008
Giles Parkinson
reports on how investors are increasingly scrutinising the way companies address the challenges of climate change and carbon pricing.
The green microscope
Should director and executive remuneration be linked to performance on developing climate cha...
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CDM Article
01 Nov 2008
Young philanthropists don’t act like previous generations.
Tony Featherstone
discusses how charity boards can engage a new breed of entrepreneurs.
Engaging young philanthropists
Years ago, the biggest problem with making a rich list was extra scrutiny from the Aus...
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CDM Article
01 Oct 2008
Dale Budd
outlined the challenges and opportunities confronting public sector governance at a recent seminar in Canberra. This is an abridged version of his speech.
The governance of government
Directors of public sector agencies and businesses often have a difficult role to play in ...
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CDM Article
01 Oct 2008
Tony Featherstone
questions whether some rock star boards will emerge in the next few years.
The celebrity director
Everybody wants to be a rock star. The emergence of celebrity CEOs, especially in the US, got the party started in the early 1990s. Then there were celebrity stockbroking...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Oct 2008
Tony Featherstone chats to
Michael Schaper
about his new role as ACCC deputy chairman and his views on the challenges faced by SMEs.
Q&A with Michael Schaper
Few people are more passionate about small to medium enterprises (SMEs) than Dr Michael Schaper. The new deputy chair at the A...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2008
John M Green
praises the dumb question.
Asleep at the wheel
“The idiots were simply asleep at the wheel!” When a company lurches into crisis, as too many have lately, many critics pelt the drivers with similar invective. Caustic criticism is often warranted.Yet, it’s rare for those a...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2008
If you’re not riding the wave of change into the 21st century, you’ll find yourself drowning beneath it.
Di Worrall
provides five mindsets that will help keep your organisation’s head above water.
Habits for business success
As we pull out from the information age and into a new ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2008
Leading lawyers reveal the changes taking place at law firms that directors ought to know about.
What’s up at the law firms
Dean Hely, Deputy Managing Partner, Lavan Legal
The corporatisation and listing of law firms is currently a hot topic in the legal fraternity. The...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2008
Dr Russell Hoye
explores the unique world and challenges faced by directors of professional sport leagues and clubs in Australia.
A different playing field
Australia has, arguably, the most competitive professional sport marketplace in the world, with four major football codes, a natio...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2008
Origin Energy chairman
Kevin McCann
outlined what climate change meant for Australian directors and businesses at a recent AICD lunch in Sydney. Here’s an abridged version his speech.
The brave new world of climate change
There is an overwhelming consensus across...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2008
Domini Stuart
reveals smarter ways to cut costs as the downturn starts to bite.
Pulling in the belt
As the credit crunch and rising fuel prices continue to cause anxiety, corporate budgets are being closely scrutinised. Most businesses are under pressure to minimise costs, and we are alread...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2008
Unclear ownership of intellectual property can pose significant risks for a business, writes
Mike Lloyd.
Hands off my IP
Much of the market value of many Australian companies can reside in their intellectual property (IP). In today’s competitive marketplace, IP rights are crucial for b...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2008
Louis White
uncovers some of the special inputs that help foster boardroom effectiveness.
All on board
It’s not just a lack of financial performance that can bring a board into the spotlight. Leading AFL club the West Coast Eagles, for example, had the...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2008
John M Green
argues that how a company – and especially its CEO – speaks about its people after they leave is a sign of its health.
Signs of bad health
You’re shocked when your CEO tells the board a top executive has quit. But he quickly calms you down with: “Don’t worry. She’s no...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2008
Engaging shareholders
Australia is confronted by unprecedented challenges driven by turmoil within global financial markets. Inadequacies have been revealed within the operations and regulation of our markets, and there is evidence of excesses that are inevitably associated with periods of sustaine...
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Content Type:
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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Content Type:
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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Content Type:
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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Content Type:
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...