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CDM Article
01 Nov 2009
At the end of September, AICD and Teradata hosted a discussion on how directors can ensure they get good quality information that facilitates effective boardroom decision-making.
Effective boardroom information
Boards make vital decisions every day, from whether a company is a going concern an...
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CDM Article
01 Oct 2009
An outline of some of the issues addressed by AICD’s Policy and Advocacy department, committees and taskforces over the last month.
Policy Update
CAMAC Report on Market Integrity
On 19 November 2008, former Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Nick Sherry, referred four matters for a...
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CDM Article
01 Aug 2009
Being a newcomer is never easy. We ask four directors about their experiences when joining new boards and the lessons they learnt along the way.
First impressions
The questions
Are there any interesting anecdotes that you could share about when you first joined a board?
What has worked best f...
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CDM Article
01 Aug 2009
Letters to the editor
I read Tony Featherstone’s article on ‘Unseating the founder’ (Company Director, June 2009) with great interest. As with any good article, the title was provocative and the content worthy of reflection. Here are a couple of probing questions that add to those raised in the art...
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CDM Article
01 Jun 2009
Letters to the editor
I was interested to read the thoughts of several directors on the issue of ‘Meddling or mentoring?’ (Company Director, April 2009). I recently completed some extensive research into the roles of independent directors and this is one topic many of my research subjects discussed...
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CDM Article
01 Apr 2009
Do directors tread a fine line by boosting their presence in their organisations in tougher times?
Company Director
asked five directors for their views.
Meddling or mentoring?
The questions
What presence should directors have in their organisations in tough times? Should they in...
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CDM Article
01 Apr 2009
The times they are a-changin’ and with them, so are the skills your CEO may need.
Giles Parkinson
examines the new phenomena at work in the CEO market.
Is your CEO right for the times?
Nobody in the corporate world needs to be reminded that these are challenging times. Economies ...
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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 Aug 2008
Boardrooms in academia are like no others. As
Fiona Baron
reports, they have a different language and culture, unique challenges and a looser definition of consensus.
Searching for higher degrees of consensus
Higher education has become big business as universities deal in many m...
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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...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2008
News & ViewsWhat the world’s most admired boards do differently
CEO performance evaluation, executive succession planning and reviews of human capital strategies are some of the things that boards of the world’s most admired companies (WMACs) do differently, according to a recent study by Hay G...
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CDM Article
01 Feb 2008
AICD’s International Company Directors Course helps directors and senior executives to ease over the barriers that make cross border operations difficult.
Stepping over global boundaries
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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...
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CDM Article
01 Jul 2007
Two new AICD learning programs,
The Executive Director
and The Executive Board , have been launched to help executive directors and executive boards tackle their unique challenges.
Australia’s forgotten director
As Australian public companies have moved towards boards consisting of non-e...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2007
Selecting and appointing a CEO is one of the most important tasks directors may undertake during their term of office. Choosing the right person is critical to the success of the organisation. Nichola Clark identifies the qualities that are likely to make an outstanding CEO.
Appointing the rig...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2007
Challenges of not-for-profit boards
It is time this column turned its attention to the not-for-profit sector, which is hugely important for Australia and for the AICD. Not-for-profit organisations employ about 600,000 people and attract voluntary work equivalent to a further 285,000 full-time jobs....
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2007
Facilitators with years of practical experience as directors give participants in AICD’s Company Directors Course a dual benefit – not only the most up-to-date information to assist them to become more effective directors, but also advice on how to use it.
The getting of wisdom
Is there any su...
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CDM Article
01 Feb 2007
Boards of public sector organisations face a range of different challenges to their private sector counterparts. But, as Ann-Maree Moodie reports, there is now increasing debate on what constitutes good governance in the public sector.
Putting the spotlight on public sector governance
Followin...
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CDM Article
01 Feb 2007
The newly appointed chairman of the AICD, John Story, aims to maintain and extend the role of the Institute in servicing the needs of company directors and representing their interests with government regulators and the broader community. Nichola Clarke reports.
Story writes the next chapter...
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CDM Article
01 Nov 2006
There is an old saying that failing to plan means planning to fail. With the business environment becoming more volatile it is essential that directors engage in strategic thinking about where the company will be in three to five years time. Domini Stuart outlines why this is a vital function for di...