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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...
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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 ...
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CDM Article
01 Oct 2007
Elizabeth Bryan was the first woman to run a large financial institution in Australia. Moving into ‘the business of being a good non-executive director’ was a natural next step, but one not without its challenges. Giles Parkinson reports.
The business of being a good NED
Elizabeth Bryan fin...
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CDM Article
01 Dec 2006
Billions of dollars are spent on marketing each year but relatively little is known about its effectiveness. Giles Parkinson gives several examples of how companies obtained better value for their marketing dollar by analysing what campaigns actually resulted in higher sales and increased profits.
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CDM Article
01 Sep 2006
Being a director of organisations in regional Australia requires a slightly different range of skills – but the fundamental requirements of good corporate governance remain the same. Giles Parkinson interviews Vanessa Boully.
Learning to listen
Somewhere in her busy week, Vanessa Boully – w...