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In this edited extract from the AICD's essential guide to achieving your board ambitions, Developing Your Director Career, author Elizabeth Jameson FAICD runs through how board recru

There is growing confidence that Western Australia is finding its way back from the aftermath of the resources and construction boom and bust.

Nora Scheinkestel FAICD, chair of Macquarie Atlas Roads and a Telstra board member, is among the growing number of directors who have gone to coding school to expand their knowledge of the

From November 2008 to December 2016, Australia had four prime ministers. Meanwhile, our neighbours across the Tasman had one, the Rt Hon Sir John Key.

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It’s that time of year when directors should be looking ahead to the likely economic challenges and opportunities in 2018.

As corporate governance stays in the spotlight, it worth considering some of the key themes that are likely to occupy the minds of board members next year.

The Weinstein scandal has shown boards what not to do when there are serious accusations of harassment against a senior organisational figure.Allegations of harassment, intimidation and se

The danger of being a stationary target has never been greater for business, writes leading banker and investor John Wylie AM FAICD.Ten years on from the GFC, economies around the world ar

Automation will transform jobs, businesses and the economy.

In the thick of football finals season, we spoke to former AFL chairman, Rio Tinto director and Subiaco ruckman Mike Fitzpatrick about AFL governance and how as a director you know wh

Today all businesses are technology businesses.

The cybersecurity landscape is rapidly evolving. More organisations are investing time and resources into ensuring that they are on the front foot when disaster strikes.

Since all organisations rely on financial services in some way, directors will need to be cognisant of the changes fintech is bringing as it enters the mainstream.Until re

Risk, succession talks, being too involved or not involved enough – navigating the dynamic and natural tension that exists between an organisation’s board and CEO can be difficult.

At an AICD Directors’ Breakfast, Bain & Company partner James Root outlined the five forces shaping the firm of the future as the era of shareholder primacy starts to break down.

All board directors are asset managers, entrusted to manage and generate value from investments for the organisation and its stakeholders.

The Internet of Things will profoundly affect how we live our lives and businesses must adapt.

There may be no greater test of a board than how it deals with a crisis. The nerves, emotional responses and judgment of the directors are all tested in a time-critical situation.

Many boards of ASX 200 companies have stepped up their role in shareholder engagement and helped improve the organisation’s investor relations.

In this extract from the AICD publishing imprint’s latest title, Asset Management for Directors, author Monique Beedles discusses a novel approach for generating value from underu

Reputation is everything – even Warren Buffet thinks so.

Ahead of the AICD’s NFP Forum, being held in Perth in May, keynote speaker Anne Skipper AM FAICD shared five of the main challenges she sees NFP boards facing.In an increa

The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) last week released its latest Blueprint for Growth, a comprehensive plan to help boost productivity.

At a recent AICD event, three leading directors, in conversation with Alan Kohler, tackled the big challenges facing Australian boards.

A new report prepared for the launch of the AICD’s Advisory business unit sheds fresh light on the link between governance and performance across a range of organisations.

“The day of the ball is not the time to learn how to dance,” says the Wall Street Journal’s Cybersecurity Research Director, Rob Sloan.

Is a company’s only responsibility to make profit per Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman?

In the AICD's new weekly podcast, the AICD Chief Economist Stephen Walters discusses the economic news directors need to be across. In the second episode, Stephen and AICD writer Ivan

At a recent AICD event, professional LinkedIn profile and résumé writer Karen Tisdell shared her top tips on enhancing your online presence and why you should treat LinkedIn as seriously a

This International Women’s Day the Australian Institute of Company Directors asked nine prominent female directors to read out some of the feedback we received when we asked if there shoul

The annual general meeting has come under fire for not staying relevant in the contemporary corporate governance environment.