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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Latest updates and resource hub
Journal: Governance Directions
Volume 72 — Number 5
Digital transformation governance: What boards must know
Governance Institute Risk Management Survey Report 2020: Insights into the risk landscap
Security and privacy issues when working from home
President’s commentary: Why risk professionals — and boards — must learn from the COVID-19 pandemic
CEO Memo: Board diversity study shows there’s still plenty of room for improvement
Acting for You, June 2020
Interview — Jason Brown — Maximise certainty to deal with uncertainty
Are your capitals adequate?
Product governance
Ploughing on: Supply chains in agriculture in the COVID-19 era
Practical considerations for electronic execution
Letting people go well: A guide on what to do
Volume 72 — Number 4
COVID-19: Are you ready for the next phase?
Who is a company officer? High Court analysis in ASIC v King and its implications
Interview Maureen McGrath: Riding the first wave of virtual AGMs
Information governance key to good corporate governance
President’s commentary: On trigonometry and superannuation
CEO Memo: Policy and Advocacy Strategy 2020
Acting for You, May 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on supply chains: Considerations for customers and suppliers
The rise of the introvert — or is it?
Statutory demands in the COVID-19 era
Managing contractual obligations and negotiations during the COVID-19 pandemic
How to create champions for gender inclusion
Volume 72 — Number 3
COVID-19: Responding to business interruptions
Not-for-profit school boards: What are my obligations as a voluntary board member?
2019 Australian IPO review: Regulatory developments
Interview with Julia Banks – Your people have to be your priority
CEO Memo: Finding new ways in challenging times
President’s commentary — Staying connected
Acting for You, April 2020
Supporting each other during COVID-19 isolation
Essential things you should know about contracts
Create the right cultural expectations to get the most out of your team
A virtue approach to business ethics training responds to the zeitgeist
Volume 72 — Number 2
Gender diversity along the career pipeline
Climate change litigation update
The increasing spotlight on clawback and malus
Protecting your corporate keys
How to stop complexity overwhelming your business
New guidance on climate change risk disclosure
Are you kicking goals when it comes to social media activity, or heading to the sin bin?
Religious institutions and NSW's changing child protection landscape
Why you need an employee promise to win today’s war for talent
CEO Memo: Strong start with member briefings
President’s commentary — Influence, Strategy, Impact
Acting for You, March 2020
2020 Australia Day Honours
Volume 72 — Number 1
2019 Australian annual general meeting season review
Interview with Joanna Knox: Transforming the risk discussion
Directors dealing with whistleblowing in the new environment
The year ahead: Governance, risk and compliance in 2020
REST super case to set climate risk precedent
Demystifying business strategy
Modernising Commonwealth Business Registers and Director Identification Numbers
Are your sustainability projects resonating with the business?
Information governance: Optimising the lifeblood of organisations
How to guard against employee wage theft
President’s commentary — A big year for governance professionals
Acting for You, February 2020
CEO Memo: Policy wins and highlights
Volume 71 — Number 11
2019 report to members
Refresher on directors’ duties and climate risk
Practical guidance from the Myer case for directors and executives
Preparing for the upcoming listing rule changes
Voices following the royal commission fallout
Interview — Ethics and the financial sector
A behaviour science approach to organisational culture
Ensuring your NFP merger doesn’t become an unintended take-over
ASX Guidance Note 8 update: Brave new world!
How future-focused organisations are prioritising the employee experience
The new consumer data right and the open banking regime
Stepping stone liability for non-executive chair in Vocation Ltd
The new wave of class actions
CEO Memo: Trust in the current climate
President’s commentary — A big year for governance professionals
Acting for You, December 2019
Volume 71 — Number 10
What is non-financial risk and why does it matter to ASIC?
The role of boards in measuring and managing the culture of their organisation
Australia’s sustainable finance agenda: Implications for corporate governance
Interview with David Crosbie: Invest in changing the public discourse about charities in Australia
President’s commentary — Whistleblower policies are like Goldilocks’s porridge – they need to be just right
CEO Memo: Sharing and learning
Acting for You, November 2019
AI in the boardroom: Could robots soon be running companies?
Compliance is good, building a whistleblower regime that works is better
Expert business guide to the gig economy and the casualisation of the workforce
Building a child-safe culture with the child in mind
Keeping it fresh: Considering climate change and risks to fresh food safety
Not-for-profit roadmap: Current and future changes to financial reporting
How organisations waste real talent without realising
Postgraduate subject prize winners
Volume 71 — Number 9
Now you are listed… buckle up: Points to ponder for governance professionals in the newly listed environment
Minute-taking post royal commission
CEO Memo: Strategy 2020-2025
Protecting whistleblowers: Creating the optimal environment
Interview — Alison Watkins — Boards and management as effective social systems
President’s commentary — helping you keep abreast of cultural, institutional change
The ten UN principles as a vehicle for regaining trust
And the BEAR continues… for super and insurance
Operational GRC: Naming a dangerous, many headed beast
Why effective career conversations build trust and are good for business
Franchise agreements: When is a debt incurred in the context of insolvent trading law?
Going digital — taking your AGMs and investor relations events online
Acting for You, October 2019
Governance Directions Reader Survey
Volume 71 — Number 8
The boundary-spanning role of the contemporary company secretary
What’s the benefit of a Benefit Company?
Association apocalypse: Navigating a changing landscape for future success
President’s commentary — A most deserving winner of the 2019 President's Award
CEO Memo — The future of the governance professional is right here, right now
The ‘Rem’ contention: ASX200 directors’ reflections
Royal commission: Culture and dishonesty
Caring about the notifiable data breach: The human impact on victims
Protecting (and creating) business value by addressing climate risk
The future of the governance professional
Reducing groupthink and improving decision-making in risk workshops
How avoiding speaking opportunities could hurt your leadership career
Acting for You, September 2019
Volume 71 — Number 7
Significant changes in financial disclosure and greater penalties in corporate law
Boards and culture: Just how do you do it?
Data as a strategic national resource: The importance of governance and data protection
Interview — Jane Halton AO PSM — The accidental public servant
President’s commentary — Governance Institute’s invaluable global network
CEO Memo - Six policy priorities to improve the standards of governance and risk management in Australia
Strategy for engaging with regulators
Cyber health and safety: Directors’ duties
Interrogating integrity
Biometric data, the Privacy Act and the employee records exemption
What should be included in your whistleblowing policy
Do I have to pay compulsory superannuation on overtime amounts?
Work health and safety: Directors due diligence
Acting for You, August 2019
Volume 71 — Number 6
How are AI regulatory developments in the EU and US influencing AI policy-making in Australia?
Challenging the place of incorporation rule
APRA Information Paper: Self-assessments of governance, accountability and culture
Interview — Sir Winfried Bischoff — Good boards must exercise healthy scepticism
Managing risk when using outsourced cloud computing services is key
No safe harbour: Online platforms face choppy waters on copyright infringement
Why connection is the key to organisational performance
Blockchain in construction — it’s all about data, trust and productivity
President's commentary —The ‘other’ sustainability — defeating the short-term mindset
CEO Memo — Governance and Risk Management Forum 2019 a big success
Acting for You, July 2019
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019
Volume 71 — Number 5
Assessing social condition
Big data, privacy and information governance: Incorporating an ethical-based assessment
Interview — Tim Nelson: Climate change risks is Governance 101
President's commentary — The governance of Governance Institute on display
CEO Memo — Building the Institute’s new strategy
Class actions: What your business needs to know
Managing cybersecurity governance
Navigating the GDPR: A compass for the Australian public sector
Leadership: Whose job is this anyway?
Leading your team through change? Don’t forget the unchanging
Environmental impact, human rights and community well-being: ‘Rocky Hill’ coal mine decision
Acting for You, June 2019
Employer compliance with the Fair Work Act: A major risk to your business?
Volume 71 — Number 4
A new era for whistleblowers in Australia
Strategically connecting using social media
Industrial manslaughter offence coming to model WHS laws
Interview — Bronwyn Pike: The future we want for our elders
President's commentary — The company secretary as change leader
CEO Memo — Leadership: Putting my best foot forward
Churning and burning: Committee report fires up franchising sector reform
The dawn of the Finance Panel?
The hidden consequences of using jargon
Greater emotional intelligence is your key to superior team performance
Acting for You, May 2019
Postgraduate subject prize winners
Volume 71 — Number 3
Banking royal commission final report: Cultural issues and implications
Evolution of class actions and litigation funding: ALRC report offers a mixed bag
An early prediction on ERM in aged care post-2020
Interview — Dr John Laker AO — Rebuilding trust
President's commentary — Our culture drives our future
CEO Memo — International governance…Same same but different!
Mitigating risk in the age of big data
New bill to ground illegal phoenixing
Change management in the face of technical disruption
Why you need to have the courage to call out bad behaviour
The Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission Report: A governance perspective
Acting for You, April 2019
Volume 71 — Number 2
The banking royal commission final report: Culture and governance implications
How can Australian boards mitigate workforce risk?
Revisiting the legal basis of shareholder primacy
Interview — Human Rights Commissioner, Edward Santow — AI and human rights: A double-edged sword
President's commentary — One eye towards the future, another on our legacy
CEO Memo — Six weeks and a roadshow in…
Governance Institute guidance on the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, 4th edition
Networking strategies for introverts
What are we learning from royal commissions and inquiries?
Living and working in the age of longevity
Great moments in governance: Australian Open tennis meltdown 2019
IP owners, get set for competition (law): Companies racing to review contracts
2019 Australia Day Honours
Acting for You, March 2019
Volume 71 - Number 1
Minutes of directors’ meetings: Minimising the risk
What is the role of ‘Tone at the Top’ in setting culture?
A ticking time-bomb: Managing intangible asset risk
Interview — Sean Gordon: A quadruple bottom line model for Indigenous governance
President’s commentary — The voice of governance in 2019
CEO Memo — A warm welcome
The regulatory perspective — Product governance regime for financial products
How to make stronger leadership decisions in 2019
Leverage reward and recognition strategies to drive culture
Managing risk under commercial contracts
What the modern slavery legislation means for the governance professional
Say what? Navigating unlawful interview questions
News — Common mistakes when dealing with whistleblowers
News — ASIC warns of conflicts of interests when raising equity
News — New governance standards for charities with overseas activities
Acting for You, February 2019
Volume 70 - Number 11
Don’t live in a glass house! Practical tips to get your house in order
Hayne royal commission interim report: Unclogging the central artery
How companies proactively identify their reputation risks
Interview — Justin Wood: Impact of a multipolar world
President’s commentary — It’s about human impact
Chief Executive's report — Aged care in focus
The regulatory perspective — The benefits of a money-wise workforce
ESG, climate change risk and disclosure
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority: Helping build trust in the financial services industry
Culture-driven governance: Why influencing behaviour is an essential compliance strategy
Boards must embrace digital governance or fall behind: Forrester
Innovate or die: Insights on entrepreneurial leadership
Draft legislation to strengthen penalties for corporate and financial sector misconduct
The new normal: Flexibility in the workplace
News — New project launched to better align global reporting
News — New risk management tool available
News — ASIC requires registered agents to agree to its new T&Cs
Acting for You, December 2018
Volume 70 - Number 10
2018 report to members
Close and continuous monitoring: The new ASIC approach of embedding its officers in banks
Spaceships, Prince Charles and reporting truer business performance
Interview — Glenn Booraem: A good governance story adds value for Vanguard
President's commentary — Megan Motto announced as new chief executive
Chief Executive's report — Partnerships and Governance Institute working in the community
The regulatory perspective — A timely reminder about some important compliance issues
Corporate governance in the digital economy: The critical importance of information governance
The landscape of governance in 2018
ASIC and ASX continue to flex their muscles on ASX-listed public company JORC related disclosure
Online vulnerabilities facing small business today
What you need to know about leadership and the generational divide
Illegal phoenix activity: Proposed reforms to affect directors and facilitators
Data Protection Impact Assessments: The European experience
News — ASIC’s breach reporting review confirms the need for change
News — ASIC poised to gain new product intervention powers
News — Reforms and new governance principles for co-ops and mutuals
Acting for You, November 2018
Volume 70 - Number 9
The four levels of maturity in a board: A map for board development
Do your employees get governance? Now is the time to shine the light
Setting the governance standard: Effective guidance from ISO and SA
Interview — Paul George: Pay is the lightning rod for other governance concerns
President's commentary — A new name for the international Institute
Chief Executive's report — Purpose, Performance and Value
Central management and control test of residency for foreign companies
Speaking human: The way savvy leaders influence their people, teams and organisations
How to build a fearless culture
Climate change litigation: is your business prepared?
News — Ways to improve political integrity
News — Three new resources to help improve board reporting
News — How technology interferes with our rights
Acting for You, October 2018
Postgraduate subject prize winners
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