This Month
Boral adds $2b in value as Kerry Stokes finds right CEO
Vik Bansal has given local managers more decision-making powers and greater accountability for delivering profits and cost-cutting.
- Simon Evans
How Sam Hupert turned Pro Medicus into an understated giant
With a team of just 115 people and an understated approach to business, the healthtech co-founder has created an Australian success story.
- James Thomson
Lynas CEO snatches victory from the jaws of defeat
Never-say-die Lynas Rare Earths chief executive Amanda Lacaze says doing right is the best defence when opponents seek to cause mischief.
- Brad Thompson
How the Y2K bug reset Opera House CEO Louise Herron’s career
When the anticipated global computing meltdown did not happen on January 1, 2000, the former lawyer couldn’t help thinking her career was “really stupid”
- Sally Patten
This CEO of a $6b company was told he ‘could do better’ at school
Whitehaven chief Paul Flynn may not have been an enthusiastic student, but he learnt to debate around the kitchen table with his parents and eight siblings.
- Sally Patten
AirBnB’s boss on the perils of being too good at negotiation
Susan Wheeldon once made the mistake of negotiating too good a price for a contract. She realised that down the track the deal was not the win she thought it would be.
- Sally Patten
November
For Domino’s CEO, pepperoni and a Tarantino movie hard to beat
Domino’s CEO Don Meij says investors expect perfection from large ASX companies, as he regroups and avoids becoming ‘lost in the past’.
- Simon Evans
This CEO swims for an hour before work, but is ‘terrible’ at stretching
AICD chief Mark Rigotti is also a big believer in keeping a daily journal. “Don’t rely on Stanford for everything you need to know.”
- Sally Patten
This CEO was once told he wasn’t making enough mistakes
Renato Mota, the chief executive of Insignia Financial, talks about embracing risk and the importance of allowing the mind to wander.
- Sally Patten
My ‘empathy’ for Qantas after fight to death with Joyce: ex-Virgin CEO
Pacific National CEO Paul Scurrah says the demise of Virgin Australia taught him the purpose of a CEO.
- Kylar Loussikian
What this CEO learnt from stepping away from his business
Adam Schwab, chief executive of Luxury Escapes, says terminating staff who are not right for the business is critical to a company’s success.
- Sally Patten
A pet crocodile is the least interesting thing about this CEO
ERA chief Brad Welsh has worked in child protection services, the Prime Minister’s Office and shares a house with a baby croc.
- Peter Ker
October
My best career advice: develop good manners
It was Bega Group chairman Barry Irvin’s mum who gave him what turned out to be the best career advice he has ever been given.
- Sally Patten and Euan Black
Why this CEO worries about WFH and ChatGPT
DigitalX boss Lisa Wade has several tools to get through stressful situations. She takes “a few breaths”, taps her watch, or presses her feet into the floor.
- Sally Patten and Euan Black
How Sydney Swans boss Tom Harley makes the right decisions
Getting your priorities in order is critical when it comes to making decisions. Sydney Swans chief executive Tom Harley’s key priority is his family.
- Sally Patten and Euan Black
Why this CEO avoids email and shuns morning routines
Living with a bit of chaos breeds creativity, says Sarah Derry, CEO of Accor in the Pacific.
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- Sally Patten and Euan Black
‘Be yourself, and if you don’t fit in, then move’
Alinta Energy chief executive Jeff Dimery tells Sally Patten that when he makes a decision, he assesses the consequences of not making it.
- Sally Patten
September
Why AMP’s CEO turned down PwC’s partner program
Alexis George works by the mantra that if you don’t love something, get out. In our latest podcast she shares her tips for dealing with conflict and making tough decisions.
- Sally Patten
Why the CEO of this $7b business wants execs to speak up in meetings
People who sit in meetings and disagree with everyone else, but leave without speaking up, are failing to act with integrity, says Aurizon CEO Andrew Harding.
- Jenny Wiggins
The one thing this CEO wished he’d learnt at school
When Collins Foods CEO Drew O’Malley was working in sales in his early 20s, he was influenced by two motivational speakers talking about goal-setting.
- Sally Patten
