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  • Opinion Habits for business success Sep 08

    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 ...

  • Intellectual Property Hands off my IP Aug 08

    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...

  • Feature All on board Jul 08

    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...

  • Green s Piece Signs of bad health Jun 08

    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...

  • Chairman s Report Engaging shareholders May 08

    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...

  • Feature Tackling the hard issues May 08

    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...

  • Climate Change Riding the tsunami Apr 08

    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...

  • Inside AICD Annual Conference Apr 08

    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...

  • Spoken Word Back to basics Apr 08

    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 ...

  • Feature Keeping it in the family Apr 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2008

    Blood may be thicker than water, but when it comes to business it can dilute the bottom line. Giles Parkinson discusses how bringing in outsiders and professionalising a board can really pay off for family businesses. Keeping it in the family Last August, Jane Stott rose to make ...

  • Managing your carbon footprint A new shade of green Mar 08

    Content Type: 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...

  • Groupthink

    Content Type: 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...

  • Your Say Mar 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2008

    Letters to the Editor I was startled to read the article No compromise on values in your February edition, which is an edited extract of a speech given by Fiona Harris. It is hard to believe that in 2008 there is advocacy anywhere for the ‘Old Boys Club’. And worse, that it is suggested such inbree...

  • Public sector boards A peek at the other side Mar 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2008

    The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. Domini Stuart examines the differences between sitting on private and public sector boards. A peek at the other side Until directors are replaced by robots, no two boards can possibly operate in exactly the same way. Nevertheless, there are...

  • US Corporate Governance Worlds apart Feb 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2008

    Domini Stuart finds that Australia’s corporate governance rules have diverged from those in the US. Worlds apart As recently asthe beginning of this decade, many commentators were predicting a standardised shareholder-centred Anglo-American model of corporate governance. Then ...

  • Mental illness The not so beautiful mind Feb 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2008

    Mental illness lurks quietly in most Australian workplaces. Zilla Efrat examines what steps directors can take to stop it from silently nibbling away at their employees’ morale and company’s bottom line. The not so beautiful mind Linda finally has her dream job. She ma...

  • CEOs and Boards Discomfort zone Feb 08

    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...

  • Profile The results of serendipity great mentors and simmering anger Feb 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2008

    Professor Bob Garratt, author of The Fish Rots From The Head , will address AICD luncheons across Australia in March. He chats to Zilla Efrat about what drew him to the world of corporate governance before it even had a name. The results of serendip...

  • Climate Change

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Dec 2007

    Climate change has emerged as the big sleeper issue for boards as they enter 2008. Giles Parkinson reports on Corporate Australia’s rush to get its house in order. The carbon rush Michael Molitor has been studying climate change and its potential impact on b...

  • Your Say

    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...