Power Players don’t fall into the trap of the God complex. They aren’t superhuman. They can’t fix everything, and they know this from …
Power Players don’t fall into the trap of the God complex. They aren’t superhuman. They can’t fix everything, and they know this from …
OrotonGroup’s CEO Sally Macdonald is one of the best leaders in the retail game, few would dispute. She is going to need to all her skill …
When Boral dumped its hard-driving chief executive officer Mark Selway earlier in 2012, its board was sending a signal to the market about t…
It’s a problem that many leading companies face: is owning the properties from which their business is conducted wise, or is property a mi…
Is it any wonder that Jennifer Westacott, chief executive at the Business Council of Australia, called for a 50% cull in ministerial advisor…
I’m currently at the Entrepreneurs’ Organization conference in Istanbul. The theme for the event is transform, transcend, together. I att…
Power Players know when to roll with it. Serendipity in business doesn’t happen all that often and sometimes it happens at the least oppor…
You’ve got to the top of your profession and are now considering the possibility of sitting on a board. But how do you make yourself a worth…
It might not be listed on the ASX, but the elite Melbourne girls’ school Methodist Ladies College has a star-studded board that could rival …
Power players know that when you create a vacuum in your world, it has to get filled with the very thing that’s missing. The best example …
Robbie Cooke’s rise to the top of a nearly $4 billion company, Tatts Group, is a story of seizing opportunity. When he takes up the CEO ro…
Tips to use for getting on boards: 1. Honestly appraise your motivations and commitment level – your strengths, ambition, risk tolerance, …
