September 2024
CEOs who spend less time trying to be liked are heard more often
When company bosses spent less time trying to be liked, they got listened to more often.
April 2024
Ramsay Foundation splashed $7m on failed Voice campaign
Rich Listers, major charitable foundations and big corporates spent millions on last year’s Indigenous referendum.
February 2024
Keating’s list of business greats spans miners and property moguls
Keith Campbell, Rod Carnegie and Marius Kloppers were all praised by the prime minister who oversaw a period of great change in the Australian economy.
August 2023
BHP’s ‘inclusive language’ scolds strike again
At the new, inclusive BHP, workers don’t get smashed in the wet mess, but unwind by drinking amazingly at the tavern.
March 2022
Former BHP chairman Don Argus says board worried for CEO’s safety
Former BHP CEO Marius Kloppers was under a safety cloud in China when he was negotiating much higher spot prices for Australian iron ore exports.
Fear and loathing at BHP and Rio Tinto
Spying, intrigue, fears over the safety of BHP’s CEO: welcome to the rough-house world of noughties iron ore price negotiations.
October 2020
BHP runs screaming from Queensland election
The Big Australian has devolved from cold-blooded killer to avowed pacifist in a few short years.
August 2020
No soup bans in BHP's office of the future
In the new world of work, BHP staff won't have to worry about smuggling in contraband soup if they choose to return to the office.
November 2019
Henry promises continuity with a twist
BHP's next boss has offered an opening narrative that echoes the contrasting strategies of both current and past chief executives.
The big worry for the new BHP boss is China
BHP's new chief executive, Mike Henry, is hostage to the performance of his company's biggest customer, China.
Seamless change at BHP bodes well for Australia too
Past CEO changes have been abrupt, but this time there's no sharp change of direction for the Big Australian.
September 2019
BHP plots an end to boom-bust bonus cycle
How BHP was inspired to build an executive bonus scheme that's less volatile than the one that paid former boss Marius Kloppers $US76 million in five years.