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Damien Nicks, CEO of AGL at the Mount Beauty hydro scheme in Victoria.

How this Deloitte auditor got his chance to rescue AGL as CEO

Becoming a CEO was never a goal that drove Damien Nicks’ career, but when the energy company hit its lowest point, he knew it was the right time to step up.

  • Angela Macdonald-Smith

Where boards are still going wrong

Only a few chairmen have dared look outside the usual pathways to the board to find a director with deep skills in technology, marketing or human resources.

  • Sally Patten
EXCLUSIVE FOR BOSS: Announcement of the opening AFL round in Sydney with AFL CEO Andrew Dillon.

How the AFL’s introverted CEO will win over NSW and Queensland

Lawyer and self-described “introvert” Andrew Dillon plans to drive the game further into the rugby league heartland of NSW and Queensland.

  • Patrick Durkin
Andrew Forrest, executive chairman of Fortescue, speaks with Treasurer Jim Chalmers during the CEO Lunch at ASEAN.

Why the real ASEAN action happens on the sidelines

Peripheral conversations and persona; connections, rather than grand speeches and grandstanding, are what drive real change, the Asia Pacific CEO of Fujitsu says.

  • Graeme Beardsell
Investment banking wasn’t in Sarah Rennie’s frame of reference when she was at school.

What one of Australia’s top bankers thinks about the pay gap

Jarden co-chief executive Sarah Rennie discusses taking the plunge on a start-up and why investment banking is becoming more female-friendly.

  • Sally Patten
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February

Slack chief executive Denise Dresser says leaders can help workers achieve a better work-life balance by modelling certain behaviours.

Slack CEO says don’t blame me if you can’t disconnect

Some blame our exhausting, always-on culture on the technology that powers it. But bosses say it’s more about the work practices surrounding it.

  • Euan Black

This CEO chose a job because it sounded fun. Now he runs a $12b company

Light & Wonder CEO Matt Wilson was offered two graduate jobs. His father recommended he opt for the media company role but Wilson was already hooked on gaming.

  • Sally Patten
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How to avoid a car crash interview

Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci now has plenty of time to reflect on Monday night’s car crash interview. Here’s what other leaders can learn.

  • Patrick Durkin
Karl Morris at Avenue on George in Sydney’s CBD.

Meet the CEO who doesn’t do Friday drinks

Karl Morris, CEO of stockbroking firm Ord Minnett and chairman of National Rugby League team Brisbane Broncos, is trying out intermittent fasting. But he is “no disciple”.

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  • Sally Patten
Amy Coleman, Corporate Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Functions, Microsoft.

How Microsoft, Lendlease and Virgin changed their culture

Here are key takeaways from The Australian Financial Review Workforce Summit.

  • Patrick Durkin and Sally Patten
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You won’t die wondering what young employees think, says Kris Webb.

Five tips to manage your Gen Z workers

Knowing what these young employees want is one thing. Actually managing them – and trying to retain them – is quite another.

  • Sally Patten
Company directors expect more staff will begin to return to the office in coming months.

More staff expected back in office: Lendlease, Seek, SBS chairmen

Senior directors are predicting an increase in office attendance the coming months as benefits of spending time in the workplace increase for workers.

  • Sally Patten and Patrick Durkin

‘Cuts to follow hiring freeze’: directors warn on job market shake-out

Leading company directors are predicting a shake-out in the job market this year as wages and price pressures bite and business looks to make cost savings.

  • Patrick Durkin and Sally Patten
Ruth Limkin faced a myriad of questions when diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019.

How these company bosses handled their cancer diagnoses

These bosses know all too well what King Charles is going through, having been given their own confronting news.

  • Sally Patten
Top row, from left: Jad Vodopija (BHP),  Elisa Clements (ANZ), Kylie Bishop (Medibank); bottom row: Deb Yates (Lendlease), Karen Longergan (Stockland), Julie Fallon (Woodside).
 

HR bosses reveal this year’s biggest people problems

The HR bosses of six of our biggest companies – BHP, ANZ, Stockland, Lendlease, Medibank and Woodside – reveal their biggest issues for 2024.

  • Euan Black, Patrick Durkin and Sally Patten

January

“As leaders we like to think that we sit in judgment of others. The reality is  the exact opposite,” says Drew O’Malley

The best piece of advice the CEO of this $1.5b company was given

Drew O’Malley, chief executive of Collins Foods, operator of KFC fast food outlets, answers our CEO Q&A.

  • Sally Patten
Cynthia Scott

Nine CEOs reveal their favourite productivity hacks

Removing social media apps, reducing the length of meetings, listening to podcasts at faster speeds, and ChatGPT are among the tools chief executives use to get more out of their day.

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  • Sally Patten and Euan Black

Walking, riding, sailing to CEOs’ favourite holiday spots

Leading chief executives worked hard in 2023, but they also discovered some places off the beaten track to get away from it all.

  • Sally Patten and Euan Black

Meet the CEOs addicted to Sony headphones – and mandolines

A humble kitchen utensil made the grade in the BOSS team’s conversations with nine leaders about the gadgets they can’t live without.

  • Sally Patten and Euan Black
Alex Badenoch says companies need to think carefully about workplace training.

If you want a skilled workforce, go easy on hiring contractors

Employers who automatically hire contractors to plug their skills gaps risk being left with a redundant workforce, says HR expert Alex Badenoch.

  • Sally Patten
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The TV shows these CEOs couldn’t stop streaming in 2023

The Bear, Beckham, Beef and a gay coming of age series were among business leaders’ favourite streaming shows of 2023.

  • Sally Patten and Euan Black
James Thornton says he always thinks of three things he needs to do while out running.

How these top CEOs stay fit and healthy

From a returned ballerina, to a marathon-running CEO and an executive yogi, nine leaders tell the BOSS team about their daily routines.

  • Sally Patten and Euan Black

December 2023

Paul Flynn grew up in a “good Catholic family of six girls and three boys.

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
Consumer law has marched on since 1975.

Drumstick Awards: Five biggest corporate stuff-ups of 2023

It’s been a golden year for corporate scandals. But one company has outshone the rest, taking home the inaugural Triple Drumstick. 

  • James Thomson
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Australia’s 50 highest-paid CEOs in 2023

Despite topping the pay ranks, Macquarie Group’s Shemara Wikramanayake is just one of two women on the list.

  • Patrick Durkin