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  • Feature Toughing it out in the country

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2009

    Domini Stuart gets out into the country, to find that while rural boards may be doing it the hard way, they are also lifting their game. Toughing it out in the country The image of rural Australia many urbanites hold is hopelessly out of date. “Broadly speaking, people ...

  • Feature Making a difference

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2009

    Tony Featherstone examines how boards can make a difference when the going gets tough. Making a difference Picture this: a director who has managed through recessions in previous roles decides to mentor two younger executives to pass on his experience. The executives take it as a sig...

  • Submission to Inquiry into the governance of NSW universities

    Content Type: Policy Submission

    18 Feb 2009

    NSW Inquiry into University Governance

  • Feature Designing the annual calendar

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2009

    Zilla Efrat provides some tips on how to better plan the board’s annual calendar. Designing the annual calendar Designing the annual board calendar isn’t rocket science. But by doing a bit more than just replicating last year’s calendar, you can ensure that your board has more mea...

  • Greens Piece Take the social out of CSR

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2009

    John M Green argues that viewing corporate responsibility through a shareholder lens is not the least bit anti-social. Take the ‘social’ out of CSR In these dour days of slumping profits, volatile share prices and shrunken personal fortunes, the last thing many of us will worry about is ...

  • Your Say Feb 09

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2009

    Letters to the editor I share E C Fox’s concern with the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) (Letters, Company Director, December 2008). The jolt to the political momentum behind the CPRS, delivered by the current global financial and economic crises, provides a timely opportunity to ...

  • Feature Ten ways to boost your risk management

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2009

    The global financial turmoil and deteriorating economic landscape have heightened the risks of doing business. Janine Mace reveals 10 ways in which the boards of SMEs can ensure their risks are well managed. Ten ways to boost your risk management With collapsing busine...

  • Resilience in 2009 When it comes to the crunch

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Dec 2008

    Bernard Tanner says its not all gloom and doom for SMEs battling the credit crunch and economic downturn. When it comes to the crunch The numbers are staggering. According to the Bank of England, global losses from the credit crunch have topped £1.8 trillion to date ($4.2 trillion). That...

  • Interview Michael Schaper Oct 08

    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...

  • Sports Boards A different playing field Sep 08

    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...

  • Green s Piece Asleep at the wheel Sep 08

    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...

  • 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...

  • Spoken Word Power and authority in the boardroom Aug 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2008

    Ken Moss discussed the role that power and authority play in a board’s relationship with its CEO at a recent AICD lunch in Perth. Here’s an excerpt of what he had to say. Power and authority in the boardroomMany political figures have hung onto power for perhaps too long, including the li...

  • Inside AICD FAQs of the month Aug 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2008

    FAQs of the month Question What is good practice in regards to non-executive directors (NEDs) having separate meetings from executive directors (EDs)? Answer It is regarded as good practice for NEDs to have separate meetings from EDs to discuss issues candidly where the subject matter requires and i...

  • Feature Passing the new climate test Jul 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2008

    Climate change has been added to the director’s report card. Giles Parkinson details how shareholders and analysts will be marking directors and their companies on this new test. Passing the new climate test It’s been just over two years since Westpac Banking Corp’s former CEO Da...

  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • Feature Dont shoot the messenger Apr 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2008

    For several years, companies have been shouting good news to shareholders from the roof tops. With the economic tide turning, Domini Stuart provides some tips on how to break bad news gently – and not so gently. Don’t shoot the messenger Reporting bad news ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...