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These high flyers have money and status. This is what they did next
Meet the former high achieving, highly paid executives who, having had it all once, are determined to have it all again. But they are striving for different things.
- Sally Patten
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- Workplace
Why KPMG employs four full-time ‘prompt engineers’
Amid warnings that AI could destroy millions of jobs, the emergence of prompt engineers offers an insight into the type of job the technology might create.
- Euan Black
Olympian Grant Hackett’s rise from rock bottom to top 500 CEO
The three-time Olympic gold medallist has always been a long-term planner, and had his career mapped out well before his illustrious swimming career ended.
- Patrick Durkin
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- Philanthropy
How Geoff Wilson assembled his investment dream team
Philip Lowe, Jennifer Westacott, Mike Baird, David Paradice, Andrew Forrest and Solomon Lew are among the heavy-hitters who have joined Geoff Wilson’s charitable mission to raise money for kids.
- Patrick Durkin
What this CEO has learnt about spouting off ideas in meetings
Netwealth CEO Matt Heine is a self-proclaimed “ideas fountain,” but has learnt the trait doesn’t always work in the top job.
- Ciara Seccombe and Lap Phan
May
Aussies aren’t all Bondi Beach fit, Ozempic’s new local exec has just realised
Novo Nordisk Oceania managing director Cem Ozenc mourns the fact Australia’s obesity challenge is lost amid the celebrity hype surrounding the medication.
- Sally Patten
‘There is no work-life balance’ for Ange Postecoglou
How does the Tottenham manager balance the Premier League with being a father and husband? He doesn’t.
- Euan Black
What the state of your desk says about your work
Whether you have a Jane Austen or Bill Gates type ordered desk or a Steve Jobs or Albert Einstein messy desk, might explain the way you think and work.
- Eleanor Steafel
How Kmart is now more product maker than retailer
Kmart Group’s own brand has boomed, helping it deliver record profits. Its CEO says the low-cost goods chain is now more product maker than retailer.
- Patrick Durkin
Why this event maestro takes a bath every single morning
Katerina Grant is the founder and director of The World Of, an events agency that produces experiences for clients such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Tommy Hilfiger.
- Lauren Sams
Why so many top executives start in accounting, consulting
BOSS delves into the career paths of the senior executives at Australia’s 20 biggest companies to discover where they started – and the critical skills and experience they gained.
- Sally Patten
‘The gap below Cartier and Tiffany’: Michael Hill’s luxury play
ASX-listed jeweller Michael Hill has been undergoing a major rebranding exercise.
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- Patrick Durkin
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- Macquarie Telecom
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Embedding customer service brings its own rewards
Companies that know how to satisfy customers – and deal with complaints ‘enthusiastically’ – can inspire a feel-good workplace culture.
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by Macquarie Telecom
Flexibility the new quid pro quo in the workplace
With employees holding more bargaining power post-pandemic, enterprises are embracing wide-ranging trade-offs to retain staff and motivate them.
Sponsored
by Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation
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- Future Fund
Whole-of-portfolio approach to investing brings collaboration to the fore
Breaking free from the shackles of restrictive investment principles demands that fund managers collaborative for the greater good of the portfolio.
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by Future Fund
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- AGL Energy
Australia’s renewables push creating demand for wide-ranging jobs, new skills
The transition to a low-carbon economy is throwing up huge workplace challenges for companies at the energy coalface.
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by AGL Energy
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- Sushi Sushi
Closing gender pay gap part of holistic approach to employee satisfaction
Getting serious about inequity in the workplace and encouraging work-life balance can pay off for savvy operators.
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by Sushi Sushi
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- MoleMap Australia and New Zealand
Allowing nurses to have a bigger impact in frontline healthcare
Expanding the role of nurses in primary care is helping bridge skills shortages, with one national network of clinics showing how it’s done.
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by MoleMap
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- UpGuard
Looking after people a no-brainer for driving better business outcomes
Investing in ‘human sustainability’ brings reciprocal benefits for companies including trust and transparency.
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by UpGuard
Gender of directors added no financial value: study
A study by the Australian National University has found that the gender of directors appointed to company boards had no impact on the financial performance of those businesses.
- Patrick Durkin
Why Kogan stops interviews with marathon runners to hire them
BOSS sat down with Kogan.com founder Ruslan Kogan just as his share price collapsed by 30 per cent.
- Patrick Durkin
Uber’s new retail boss has a plan to shake up groceries in Australia
Susan Anderson says online penetration for the $130 billion Australian grocery sector is still low. She predicts a big step change within the next few years.
- Patrick Durkin
Pioneering CEO reveals the truth about four-day work weeks
Workplace consultancy Inventium was the first company in Australia to adopt a shorter schedule, but three years later it is not on track to hit its targets.
- Amantha Imber
April
The unlikely CEO team tackling Australia’s toughest job
Bran Black and Luke Achterstraat represent business at the opposite ends of the spectrum but are determined to present a united front in Canberra.
- Patrick Durkin
Highest-paid CFOs revealed
The country’s top CFOs continue to enjoy a “breakout period” on pay and remain in the box seat as the country’s next CEOs.
- Patrick Durkin
