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How failed architect David Gonski became the chairman of everything
David Gonski has won the Lifetime Achievement Award winner in the inaugural Financial Review BOSS Director Awards.
Gonski rejects one-year term idea for directors
Receiving a Lifetime Achievement award at the BOSS Director Awards, David Gonski took the opportunity to do what he has always done: push for change.
Why this boss says AUKUS is a huge waste of taxpayers’ money
Think tank boss Michael Shoebridge says the US-UK-Australia defence alliance is an unserious attempt at defending Australian security.
Director Awards underline importance of greater boardroom diversity
Homogeneity undermines accountability, stifles directors’ willingness to ask management the hard questions, and causes boards to succumb to mere conformity.
Meet the winners of the Financial Review BOSS Director Awards
The inaugural awards celebrate outstanding leadership in enhancing value for investors and strengthening governance.
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How an ‘unusual director’ rose to the boardroom at age 32
Bridget Loudon-Harris, winner of the Alvarez & Marsal Special Award, thought Telstra had the wrong person when she was asked to join as a director.
How John Mullen juggles chairing Qantas and a $30b firm no one knows
The winner of the Chair of the Year – Large Company, was mentored by some of the country’s best directors, but has some sage advice for the next generation.
How Ilana Atlas convinces business leaders to go bush for six weeks
The chair of Jawun, winner in the Not-for-Profit category, says “everyone wins” from the charity’s program seconding corporates employees to Indigenous communities.
Redefining leadership: The evolving responsibilities of directors
Being a board director has never been harder. The demands have surged – higher workloads, greater expectations, increased scrutiny and a sharper focus on risk.
‘I didn’t want to be a lawyer for my whole life’: Bubs chair Rathie
Katrina Rathie – a Chair of the Year in the inaugural Financial Review BOSS Director Awards – says being on a board is becoming more onerous and complex.
This sector does much of the heavy lifting but is overlooked
For more than a decade now, the style and composition of Australia’s not-for-profit boards has been going through a dramatic transformation.
From Redfern to the outback and back to the boardroom for NIB’s Welsh
Brad Welsh says his experience working with communities around the country helps him understand NIB’s customer base.
November 2024
Three things directors must learn from a time of scandals
A board director’s job is getting more complex. But they need to maintain their own clear lines of sight into the businesses they oversee.
August 2024
The directors under 50 making their mark on top ASX boards
BOSS talks to five directors under the age of 50 about their careers and the experience they bring to the boards on which they serve.
July 2024
The secret to joining an ASX 200 board, from two women who succeeded
Eleven women were appointed to chair S&P/ASX 200 companies between March and June, taking the total to a record 25.
April 2024
How directors can avoid protest votes against executive pay
Boards should consult more with investors and governance experts to avoid protest votes against remuneration reports, says the new chairwoman of the AICD.
Why boards need their strategy captured on one page
Good governance is about strategy and judgment, not compliance and process. How do boards get those things to the fore?