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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 Jun 2010
Michael Coleman discusses why he agreed to head the Australian Institute of Company Director’s Reporting Committee.
Q&A with Michael Coleman
Company Director (CD): What is the value of an Australian Institute of Company Directors membership to you?
Michael Coleman (MC): It provides an oppo...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2010
Making the decision between a public course or the
In-Boardroom
program when furthering your professional development.
Choosing what’s best for you
Continuing professional development is clearly a priority for members of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Whether thro...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2010
Why the
Company Directors Course
and its update will help you stay in touch and ahead of the pack.
Establishing director knowledge
The Company Directors Course is a comprehensive and credible learning program for directors. Our flagship program encompasses current thinking and re...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
A portfolio of careers is easy to conceive, but may be difficult to achieve.
Hugh Davies
provides some pointers on how to make the transition.
Building a portfolio of careers
A “portfolio career” is an attractive next career for many people, often developed after many years in re...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2010
An AICD study unveils details about the huge contribution Australia’s directors make to the not-for-profit sector.
Directors’ Social Impact Study
Towards the end of 2009, AICD set out to gain further insights into the contribution directors make to the economy and society through their engagem...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2010
A look at AICD’s learning pathway for directors.
Education for directors by directors
Steven Cole FAICD, a director on the AICD National Board, proposes that continuing professional development is one...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2010
Five recipients of scholarships awarded to directors of not-for-profits share their experiences after completing their programs.
In support of not-for-profits
It is an unfortunate reality that the limited budget...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2009
A look at how AICD’s
Mastering the Boardroom
program can provide that extra polish to the director’s role.
The art of directorship
When directors undertake the Mastering the Boardroom program they step inside a three-day boardroom simulation confronting a series of rapid change a...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Oct 2009
Pursuing ongoing director development is one way of ensuring your company comes out on the other side, stronger than ever, of good and bad times.
Continue to invest
After more than 20 years as president and chairman of the board of directors of the Spastic Centre of NSW, Marelle Thornton AM MA...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2009
Andrew Donovan
and
Peter Tunjic
examine what they call the four functions of directorship.
Directorship made simple
We live in the age of Google governance – an immense fog of ideas and processes as high as it is wide. Everything appears to compete with everything else for the at...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2009
Directors cannot rely solely on information from management, but as
Giles Parkinson
reports, they need to exercise caution when receiving advice from advisers.
Some advice about advisers
Key points
Directors cannot rely solely on information from management
Advisers should be co...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2009
Two years on, AICD’s journey into the Indigenous director space is well underway, but far from over.
A new place in governance
“This was the most important learning experience I’ve had,” says Debbie Barwick, CEO of Mandurah Hunter Indigenous Business Chamber, after a...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2009
A look at AICD’s suite of e-learning courses and how they benefit busy directors.
Quality education online
There is no doubt that in recent times there has been more focus on good corporate governance and director responsibilities than ever before. In response to increasing demand from directo...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2009
Recent graduates of the
Company Directors Course
discuss how they have benefited from it and how it is assisting them strengthen governance of their organisations.
Meeting diverse needs
The Company Directors Course (CDC) is designed to ensure directors not only understand their role...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2009
Three battle-scarred directors gave delegates at the Company Directors Conference 2009 in Cairns in June some pointers on how to navigate past common boardroom landmines.
Zilla Efrat
reports.
Lessons from the corporate battlefield
Patricia Cross
Non-executive director ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2009
Directors discuss the benefits of running an In-Boardroom program tailored to their organisations’ specific needs.
Building board effectiveness
Last year, after three decades of operating his own tyre retreading business, North Queenslander Col Meng MAICD changed direction, contesting and w...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2009
Charles Beelaerts
investigates how boards can get the best out of their performance reviews – and whether the financial crisis is affecting how these are done.
Measuring your board’s performance
The need to undertake board reviews is not new. In 2003, the Australian Securities Exchange s...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2009
Members discuss how vital ongoing professional development is for directors.
Lifelong learning
It was a situation no director ever wants to be in. Around seven years ago, Mark Patch FAICD, chief operating officer of Gibsons JBS, was sitting on a board that in his view was “operating more like...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2009
Nichola Clark
investigates how directors can brush up on their skills and networks to stand out in the crowd as the tough times bite.
Brush yourself up
As the tidal wave of recession engulfs the world around us, we watch and wait to see what effect it will have on our shores. But whi...