We are living in troubling times but Australian of the Year, Grace Tame, shared her experiences in dealing with trauma to a summit of group insurance professionals.
Alan Joyce is leader of what is arguably the most recognised brand in Australia and he was adamant the most important relationships in a company are between the CEO and the chairman and the CEO and the board.
Speaking with Conexus Financial CEO Colin Tate as part of the Redefining Leadership Series presented in partnership with MLC Wealth, Joyce said you should “treat your board as the best set of advisers”.
“A lot of CEOs go out and get management consultants in when you sometimes have sitting around the table the best management consultants you could ever tap into,” he said.
Letters: Vaccination rate, alpine fault, climate change and speed bumps
21 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Would we have better access to the Covid vaccine if we lived in Fiji, Columbia or Bolivia? Photo / AP, File
Would we have better access to the Covid vaccine if we lived in Fiji, Columbia or Bolivia? Photo / AP, File
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New York Times reports New Zealand now sits in 98th place in a field of 156 countries for vaccination rates. It reports New Zealand has administered 2.8 doses per 100 people and Australia 6 doses per 100. It is sobering to see New Zealanders would get much better access to vaccines if they lived in Fiji, Colombia or Bolivia.
Letters: Wastewater, Republicans, housing crisis and Covid-19
27 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Wellington Water workers repair a broken pipe at the corner of Mercer Street and Vicotira Street in Wellington. Photo / Georgina Campbell
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Our beaches in Auckland continue to carry health warnings occasioned by our inadequate wastewater system. Both Wellington and Auckland ratepayers should be asking their councils (and their auditors) to explain where the multi millions of rates dollars collected over the last two decades have gone. Rates specifically intended to pay for wastewater renewals and upgrades.
Larry Mitchell, Rothesay Bay.
Republicans show colours
If, for whatever specious or fabricated reason the Republican members of the Senate allow Donald Trump to escape impeachment, they will have demonstrated one thing to the American public very loud and very clear, namely that the Republican Party considers that a Republican President is above