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The best piece of advice I ever received? ‘Say yes’
Meg O’Neill is the chief executive of oil and gas producer Woodside. She answers our CEO Q&A.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
The most important attribute of a leader, according to this eBay exec
Amrita Blickstead says trust is essential – and shares the most valuable piece of career advice she received when she was being poached for another job.
- Natasha Boddy
These six personality traits can help you reach your full potential
To be successful, you need to play to your strengths. Which essential characteristics do you naturally have?
- Sally Patten
How Woodside CEO’s travel bug drew her to oil and gas
Meg O’Neill’s first eight months at the helm served up a mega-merger, a multi-billion dollar gas project and a storm over ESG, not to mention a global energy crisis.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Chook Roast
The back-to-the office battle might be about to heat up
After Easter, expect a bigger push for a return to the workplace as most CEOs say, although they support flexibility, venues have an important role to play.
- James Thomson
This Month
The best advice this exec has been given: knowledge is everywhere
Barry Irvin is the executive chairman of food company Bega Cheese. He answers our CEO Q&A.
- Sally Patten
This executive’s life changed with an autism diagnosis
Barry Irvin’s autistic son Matthew has taught the Bega Cheese chairman a lot about the importance of teamwork, fragility and empathy as he sets about building a circular economy in the Bega Valley.
- Sally Patten
What companies get wrong about parental leave
Far from treating it as an inconvenience or interruption, they should embrace the employee benefit and make it an opportunity to develop staff.
- Tess Bennett
Asahi’s plan to win back a nation out of love with beer
Australia is not the amber nectar-swilling country it once was, as people moderating their consumption have shaken up the $17 billion beverages market.
- Patrick Durkin
The best advice I ever received: ‘First think who, then think what?’
Cathy O’Conner is the chief executive of ASX-listed outdoor advertising company oOH! Media. She answers our CEO Q&A.
- Miranda Ward
‘I’m loud and proud to be a female CEO’
Cathy O’Connor’s career in media spans more than 20 years but her drive to do better has been a constant, as has been her willingness to inspire and support women.
- Miranda Ward
March
Forget e-commerce, soon it will all be about virtual commerce
Sarah Willersdorf’s eight-year-old son recognises luxury fashion brands. Here’s why that matters.
- Sally Patten and Tess Bennett
This CEO is unfazed by rising building materials and labour costs
Simon Hickey, the chief executive of Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, is confident the $5.3 billion hub will be on time and on budget.
- Jenny Wiggins
From Dan Murphy casual to running the company
Steve Donohue, who started as a casual at one of the first Dan Murphy’s stores, has been amazed at how youngsters among the 28,000 staff across the group have stepped up in the pandemic.
- Simon Evans
Meet the CEO with a photographic memory
Raiz Invest’s George Lucas opens up about living with high-functioning autism.
- Sally Patten
The best advice I ever received: ‘You can only do three things well’
Blackmores chief executive Alastair Symington says the best advice he ever received was from former Olympic basketballer Lindsay Gaze.
- Sally Patten
Blackmores sets out to reach 1 billion consumers
The natural health company’s CEO, Alastair Symington, wants it to double its reach by concentrating on pet supplements and geographical areas.
- Sally Patten
Why being happy will make you a better leader
Harvard Business School has a course teaching MBA students to be upbeat. It’s so popular, some students who don’t get in ask fellow scholars for the content.
- Tess Bennett and Sally Patten
How to go from secretary, florist to global defence boss
Sarah Earey took a job to help support her mother after her parents separated. She never looked back.
- Sally Patten
Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?
People from all walks of life are drawn to the start-up sector, but not all are well suited for the challenge.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- Iron ore
Mike Henry’s plan to solve BHP’s growth challenge
Its chief executive admits the mining giant needs more shovel-ready growth projects. But although investors are willing to back M&A, he won’t be rushed.
- James Thomson and Peter Ker
February
Why this recycling boss would love a new tax
Sanjay Dayal, CEO of listed packaging group Pact, warns about skyrocketing rising costs and price hikes, and discusses workplace cultural clashes between Australia and India: “In Asia, if you’re the boss, you’re the boss.”
- Patrick Durkin
Nine’s Sneesby settles Stan leadership ahead of results
Nine CEO Mike Sneesby has finally appointed chief financial officer Martin Kugeler to run subscription streaming platform Stan permanently.
- Miranda Ward
How company directors can sniff out a failing work culture
The apology from Newcrest boss Sandeep Biswas for his autocratic style of leadership shows the pitfalls of appointing change agents to fix troubled companies.
- Sally Patten and Patrick Durkin
Should I use monitoring software to check on staff productivity?
Matt Beard, program director at Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership, answers your workplace-related dilemmas.
- Matt Beard
