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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2012
Two prominent overseas chairmen talk to Zilla Efrat about how they vet information from management and foster better debate around the boardroom table.
Two highly experienced foreign company chairmen recently visited Australia to participate in the Australian Institute of Company Director...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2012
Shaun Fraser and Jamie Irving identify some questions boards should be asking to assess whether they have an effective framework in place to tackle the current volatile and risky business environment.
Australian Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) operate in an increasingly difficult and risk...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2012
John M Green provides a reality check to remind you of some of the hurdles directors face.
Visualise a bunny. Not just any bunny, but one in the cross-hairs of a rifle that’s already cocked. That bunny is you, by the way: a non-executive director (NED).
So when people tell me they wan...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2012
Steven Cole is the author of a white paper, Mind the Expectation Gap, which canvasses the reasons why an “expectation gap” has arisen between what directors do and what the public and law expect from them.
Non-executive directors (NEDs) play a vital role in the prudential governance of cor...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
Having spent the past 34 years around the boardroom table, Kevin McCann ranks among Australia’s most experienced directors. He recently sat down with
Zilla Efrat
to discuss some of the issues faced by Australian directors.
Q&A with Kevin McCann
Kevin McCann FAI...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
Two of the speakers at our upcoming
Public Sector Governance Conference
discuss how government organisations can best achieve real innovation in a risk-averse environment.
Public sector innovation
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
Tony Featherstone
discusses some of the latest findings on CEO succession planning and what they mean for boards.
Planning for CEO succession
A cursory glance at the writings of the popular press suggests boards still have a cosy relationship with CEOs and that they put CEO needs bef...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
Love them or hate them, conferences can be a valuable networking and learning tool.
Domini Stuart
investigates how you can make them work for you.
Getting the most of of conferences
Attending a conference can be expensive and exhausting. There’s also a carbon footprint to take in...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
Expanding offshore is a risky business. The Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation recently hosted a discussion to help guide directors through this maze.
Taking the world by storm
Australian businesse...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
A complimentary half-day, members-only seminar to update directors on developments affecting their roles and responsibilities.
The Essential Director Update
The governance landscape is continually changing and the challenges arising for directors are abundant. While some challenges are un...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
John M Green
suggests business should demand as much from politicians as politicians do from business.
Double standards
Recently, two newspaper articles stared up from the same front page. In one, the corporate regulator rightly warned companies not to issue misleading profit fig...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
Our new e-learning course,
Conflicts of Interest,
will help you to understand and manage them.
Conflicts of interest
Conflicts of interest are best thought of as an ethical problem with legal ramifications rather than a strictly legal issue. ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
There is far more to sports boards than just winning competitions.
Tony Featherstone
investigates how the better boards aim to play a better game.
The business of sport
Directors of sports boards deal with:
Intense media scrutiny
Ongo...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
John O’Neill tells
Tony Featherstone
why he is once again putting everything on the line for the Australian Rugby Union.
Back in the scrum
After 13 years as a top sports administrator, John O’Neill FAICD is as hard as a rugby scrum. The fo...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
An annual general misery or a valuable opportunity to engage retail shareholders?
Janine Mace
investigates whether the AGM has passed its use-by date.
Facing up to shareholders
The pros and cons of AGMs
Pros:
They are the only opportunity to interact face to face with retail sha...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
Janelle Manders FAICD explains why she is passionate about the Gold Coast and ensuring its directors are well informed.
Q&A with Janelle Manders
Company Director (CD): What is the value of an Australian Institute of Company Directors’ membership to you?
Janelle Manders (JM): The value is i...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
Do good things come in pairs?
Domini Stuart
investigates whether a two-tiered board would better clarify directors’ roles and responsibilities and help close the “expectation gap”.
Double trouble
A two-tiered board
May reduce NED liability
Could reset directors’ responsibilitie...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
George Norris
explains how emotional intelligence can help executives make the transition from the cut and thrust of running a successful, thriving business to becoming a valuable board member.
Towards an intelligent transition
Today’s emerging directors have an important role to pla...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
I write to highlight the importance of claiming the privilege against self-incrimination.
When a company director is compelled by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to attend an examination, it is important to be aware of the right to claim the privilege against self-i...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
John Colvin
weighs into the debate of whether the expectation gap between how boards operate and what’s expected of them could be narrowed if directors’ roles were reformulated.
Great expectations
In business, we all know how important it is for any company to have appropriate and cl...