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With the world's economic axis shifting, research suggests that leaders everywhere have universal similarities as they face the No.1 trend: the rise of complex challenges. By Deborah Tarrant
In the early 1990s, Professor Robert J. House of the Wharton Business School in the US had a prescient notion. Looking at the global nature of business, he set out to determine what defined leaders around the world and compare their styles and values.
Leading an organisation that has undergone dramatic change in its ownership, been forced to address the challenges of a deregulated and fiercely competitive market, as well as deal with the demands and expectations of politicians, regulators and the wallets of the public, remains a challenge. CEO Solomon Trujillo's passion for telecommunications stand him in good stead as he seeks to completely change Telstra's business culture at high speed. By Jennifer Alexander
How do you successfully integrate five parent companies to work together on a series of major infrastructure projects? Louis White finds out.
Large infrastructure projects make for a big, messy, expensive and competitive business. Too often they attract media attention for all the wrong reasons, raising the ire of an inconvenienced public.
You don't need to be Nostradamus to predict a future of tremendous change for business. Improving performance in all areas will be key to maintaining competitiveness. By Louis White
For small-cap companies and SMEs pursuing growth, the need to recruit the right CEO is imperative and requires a multifaceted approach. By Peter Tulau
Meet Bob Jones, chairman of a national professional industry association. In 2006, Jones faced a dilemma. Having enjoyed the stability of a long-serving CEO, he had come to the realisation that the business was no longer as commercially astute as it needed to be. Membership was waning, product offerings were no longer leading-edge, and as a result the credibility of the business was diminishing.
Martine Letts, Deputy Director at the Lowy Institute for International Policy, has a background that provides a unique perspective in her role within a policy think tank. By Jennifer Alexander
Martine Letts has had a career spanning foreign affairs, a time as Ambassador to Argentina, and four years leading the Australian Red Cross. Now Deputy Director at the Lowy Institute, Letts talks about the Institute's goals, the challenges of her role and leadership.
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