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How to have a job you love, save the world and earn up to $800k
This week BOSS speaks to four executives who are helping to save the planet. All have a high level of job satisfaction, and all earn decent money. It appears it is possible to have it all.
- Sally Patten
This year’s worst corporate jargon, and the woman trying to fight it
Ducks in a row, reinventing the wheel, putting a pin in it, circling back, low-hanging fruit and thinking outside the box are among this year’s most hated buzz phrases.
- Patrick Durkin
Why Nelson Mandela’s election was a turning point for this CEO
A contract to provide the computers for South Africa’s first all-race democratic elections in 1994 was a pivotal moment in the career of BioPak CEO Gary Smith.
- Euan Black, Sally Patten and Lap Phan
Solomon Lew reveals why he is still obsessed with Myer
The 79-year-old retail billionaire has fought a lot of corporate battles over the years, but he remains fixated on the department store chain.
- Patrick Durkin
What men really think about the push for gender balance
Most men agree with the need to create equal opportunities for male and female workers, but many still harbour concerns that job appointments are not based purely on merit.
- Sally Patten
This Month
CEO son crowned head of Rich List family’s $18b plumbing empire
Owners of Australia’s largest plumbing empire, the Wilsons are less known but in the same wealth echelon as the Pratts, and son Peter is about to take charge.
- Patrick Durkin
Why this former Young Rich Lister is running for deputy mayor
Australian fashion entrepreneur and small business owner Erin Deering says she wants to make Melbourne a more business-friendly city.
- Euan Black
How office workers are losing their social skills
Consultants say incidents of inappropriate workplace behaviour are becoming more common as increasing technology use erodes our people skills.
- Euan Black
September
- Exclusive
- Qantas
Richard Goyder on his biggest mistake at Qantas
The recently departed Qantas chairman admits he made some mistakes but says people forget how the pandemic changed the game.
- Patrick Durkin
Why becoming a chief of staff is good for your career
Three top executives who took on the role early in their careers say the position was a springboard to far bigger jobs.
- Sally Patten
- Exclusive
- Disney
Disney chief goes retro for AFL finals to reel in streaming rivals
Disney’s Australian boss Kylie Watson-Wheeler is bringing her AFL obsession into her day job as the US giant takes on the dominant players in the local streaming wars.
- Patrick Durkin
AFL more important to Khuda than data centres, Swans chairman suspects
Andrew Pridham is vice chairman of asset manager MA Financial and chairman of Sydney Swans. AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda texts him before games.
- Sally Patten
Tabcorp CEO Gill McLachlan orders staff back to office five days a week
Tabcorp and Amazon have ordered their staff back to the office five days a week in the latest salvo in the work-from-home battle.
- Euan Black and Patrick Durkin
What this CEO learnt from Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar
Culture Amp chief Didier Elzinga met the Atlassian duo at an awards function years ago, and got an insight into scalable business models.
- Sally Patten and Lap Phan
Meet the lithium high-climber taking on the short sellers
Pilbara Minerals CEO Dale Henderson thrives on a challenge and hard work, and is willing to tackle everything from Chinese lithium buyers to Himalayan mountains.
- Brad Thompson
The one family rule these married co-CEOs (and ex-EY execs) stick to
Simone and Matt Rennie, co-founders of rising consulting challenger Rennie Advisory, avoid work after dinner at all costs.
- Updated
- James Hall
Why doubling down on KPIs could hurt your bottom line
Many employers are trying to drive performance to boost the bottom line by doubling down on KPIs and bonuses. There is a better way.
- Sally Patten
What this CEO learnt from the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Moscow’s move gave Fujitsu global CEO Takahito Tokita the impetus to buck the trend of Japanese corporates focusing exclusively on Japan.
- Jessica Sier
What this exec has learnt from becoming a CEO at 29
In 2022, Rajneen Arora was the GM of Best Gift Group when the hospitality gift card company fielded a buyout offer. The deal was contingent on Arora becoming its chief executive.
- Sally Patten
August
The directors under 50 making their mark on top ASX boards
BOSS talks to five directors under the age of 50 about their careers and the experience they bring to the boards on which they serve.
- Sally Patten
Five times you shouldn’t trust your gut as a leader
Gayle Dickerson says relying on intuition can be useful when you’re dealing with imperfect information.
- Euan Black
The CEO on the front line of the global shipping crisis
The CEO of one of Australia’s largest ports knows a lot can go wrong before the contents of millions of shipping containers reaches our shelves.
- Patrick Durkin
How this CEO manages his job while raising triplets
In 2012, Business NSW chief Daniel Hunter and his wife, a small business owner, had triplets. To this day, Hunter is unlikely to have watched the latest show on Netflix.
- Sally Patten
A CEO’s tips to light up your day: Tony Robbins and the Macarena dance
Claire Barnes is the chief executive of New Zealand-based Ecoya. She starts her morning with music, avocado toast and Tony Robbins’ priming exercises.
- Lauren Sams
How this CEO wins back clients his business has lost
Advertising boss Michael Rebelo is a big believer in being magnanimous when he loses a deal or a client.
- Sally Patten and Lap Phan
