Monthly Archives: April 2013

Dream office: Does your office need a nest

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Kath Walters

LEADINGCOMPANY: MARCH 1, 2013 Companies that successfully foster risk taking and creativity create spaces to recover from the emotional demands of the task. by Kath Walters Most leading companies understand the need for innovation; the challenge is finding ways to … Continue reading →

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A surgeon at work: NAB’s head of operations, Gavin Slater

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Kath Walters

LEADINGCOMPANY: THURSDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2012 by Kath Walters It is November 2010 – the most stressful moment in the working life of National Australia Bank‘s Gavin Slater. Slater, as NAB’s group executive, group business services, is responsible for the bank’s … Continue reading →

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Vodafone’s pricing backflip: Why do leaders change their minds

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Kath Walters

LEADINGCOMPANY: JANUARY 21, 2013 Vodafone surveyed 10,000 customers about its plans to change its data pricing, got the nod, and then backed down after pressure from consumer groups. Why do leaders backflip? by Kath Walters Vodafone has changed its mind. … Continue reading →

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How Robbie Cooke got the top job at Tatts

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Kath Walters

POWER INDEX/BUSINESS SPECTATOR: THURSDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2012 by Kath Walters  Robbie Cooke’s rise to the top of a nearly $4 billion company, Tatts Group, is a story of seizing opportunity. When he takes up the CEO role in January 2013, … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Proust AO on board and executive leadership

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Kath Walters

LEADINGCOMPANY: 25 SEPTEMBER, 2012 Elizabeth Proust’s early career in the public service reformed by John Cain’s Victorian Labor government is part of what helps Proust through the overhaul of troubled funds management company, Perpetual, today. by Kath Walters For Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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How fear is killing workplace culture

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Kath Walters

LEADINGCOMPANY: MARCH 26, 2013 by Kath Walters Organisational cultural in Australian companies is being stultified by an overly cautious leadership style, a new survey from the Australian Institute of Management (Victoria), which will be released in full in April. The … Continue reading →

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