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Kathleen Conlon

January 2021

Cochlear, Santos and ASX director Yasmin Allen.

Directors look to 2021 with a sense of optimism

While leading directors say they have a positive outlook for the next 12 months, there’s a feeling business sectors will be divided into winners and ‘big, big losers’.

  • Sally Patten
Karen Moses says a sharper focus on climate change and ESG will bring significant investment.

Why 2021 will be the year of investing in renewables

Apart from the pandemic, 2020 was the year ESG became mainstream, and companies’ new focus on the environment is predicted to bring significant investment.

  • Sally Patten

October 2020

Woolworths and AGL director Diane Smith-Gander says succession planning is a "black art".

Inside the art of succession planning

The new focus on company culture, sudden CEO departures and major external shocks have highlighted the importance of grooming future leaders.

  • Sally Patten

September 2020

Wesfarmers chairman Michael Chaney has found virtual meetings "quite effective".

Virtual board meetings set to become an occasional affair

More than half of company directors expect virtual meetings will replace face-to-face meetings only occasionally.

  • Sally Patten
"We're using an atom bomb for every problem, instead of actually getting much more surgical and analytical," says Lynas chairman Kathleen Conlon.

JobKeeper's 'blunt instrument' approach a policy failure

Better use of data would have enabled the government to take a more targeted approach to the extended program, says Lynas Corporation chairman-elect Kathleen Conlon.

  • Sally Patten

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