Life for the corporate elite is not as lonely as it used to be. Now CEOs have an abundance of mentoring options open to them. From In the Black September 2005.
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CFO: Don’t bank on it
From CFO Take time to review your financing arrangements but be prepared to pay for peace of mind. With interest rate hikes on the horizon, together with economic uncertainty, companies should review their property finance. Keith Rodwell, the managing director of GE Commercial Finance, says: “I think that one of the things that you’ve seen recently is a number of the banks talking about preparing for rising interest rates, preparing for potential tougher economic times, and I think that it […]
In The Black: Pressure Cooker
Seeing the hardboiled Matt Moran being confronted with a restaurant critic in Heat in the Kicthen on SBS reminded me of when I interviewed him for In The Black in 2004. Yes chef! Nowhere is teamwork and leadership more tested than in the fiery atmosphere of a top kitchen. In the first of a regular articles on the way different industries manage, I found out how the kitchen brigade tickGordon Ramsay’s recipes for business success (From Kitchen Nightmares) When you […]
In The Black: Crash? What crash?
I looked behind the C word headlines to see what was really happening in the property market for the August 2005 edition of In The Black.
In The Black: The power of three
When it comes to embracing the concept of the triple bottom line, Australian companies have a long way to go. From In The Black.
In The Black: Who is paying their fair share?
Are the corporates paying their tax dues? Our average Joe and Josephines are forking out for nearly 50 per cent of the ATO’s total tax haul. What do the business giants put back into government coffers and are they taking social responsibility seriously? I investigated the tax system for In The Black a couple of years ago. With the current chat on tax reform again it’s worth revisiting.
CFO: Lend Lease chills out
Australia’s brightest and best new buildings use state-of-the-art technology to cut costs and make employees happy. CFO 01 April 2004.
CFO: KPMG gets smart
The firm’s commitment to sustainability has helped it to secure a new building for the price of refurbishing an old one. CFO 01 April 2004.
CFO: Rents get green light
The soft property market is about to firm up, but tenants are looking beyond cheap deals in their search for value. CFO 01 April 2004.