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The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) last week released its latest Blueprint for Growth, a comprehensive plan to help boost productivity.

With recent property prices peaking in Sydney and Melbourne coupled with flat property conditions in Perth, there has been speculation recently that Perth is now the place to consider for investing in property. We all know that property investment has a number of risks so when considering investing in Perth, are there any areas that have the edge over other locations? 

At a recent AICD event, three leading directors, in conversation with Alan Kohler, tackled the big challenges facing Australian boards.

Whether we call them performance appraisals, reviews, feedback or the current trending term, ‘check-ins’ every organisation has its own process of identifying, measuring, and developing an employee

There’s a big difference between a great idea and a profitable business venture.

In 2016, we saw considerable developments in the way Google’s algorithms returned search results. These tweaks have implications for how you should be implementing SEO on your website.

A new report prepared for the launch of the AICD’s Advisory business unit sheds fresh light on the link between governance and performance across a range of organisations.

“The day of the ball is not the time to learn how to dance,” says the Wall Street Journal’s Cybersecurity Research Director, Rob Sloan.

According to the WA State of Digital Report, half of Western Australian businesses do not believe they are making the m

The recent decision of Badran v Public Transport Authority of Western Australia [2017] WASCA 28, makes  it clear that in Western Australia in order for an individual to obst

Marketing is in the middle of a data driven boom where research is the key to helping businesses understand their customers.

The NSW Supreme Court recently handed down a decision illustrating the importance of distinguishing ABNs and ACNs in the context of security registrations under the Personal Property and Securi

Is a company’s only responsibility to make profit per Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman?

In the AICD's new weekly podcast, the AICD Chief Economist Stephen Walters discusses the economic news directors need to be across. In the second episode, Stephen and AICD writer Ivan

During 2016 many high profile enterprises (including the ATO and the ASX) suffered significant outages of critical IT services.

When people are fired in this post-mining boom economy they now invariably want their job back, or at least a large compensation payout – something akin to a Leprechaun’s pot of gold.

At a recent AICD event, professional LinkedIn profile and résumé writer Karen Tisdell shared her top tips on enhancing your online presence and why you should treat LinkedIn as seriously a

This International Women’s Day the Australian Institute of Company Directors asked nine prominent female directors to read out some of the feedback we received when we asked if there shoul

Once upon a time flexibility in the workplace was the sole domain of working parents, however our changing world has seen an increased expectation across all areas of your business.  As with all change, this presents the organisation with a number of opportunities, as well as challenges.

It was just over a year ago that Tourism Australia launched its $40 million campaign “There’s Nothing like Australia” highlighting the country’s world-class coastal experiences and showcas