The turnover of senior managers in the public hospital system is remarkable, writes Guy Maddern professor of surgery at the University of Adelaide.
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Diary of a Surgeon: How to run a hospital — by the textbook
Forget British MPs, check out the CEO gravy train
The MP expenses scandal in Britain is pocket money compared with some CEOs’ paydays. Not content with breaking that scandal, The Telegraph turns its attention to bosses of Britain’s FTSE 100.
Talking the Town: Talking the town: CEO Sleepout at Luna Park
This may not be the day to ask your boss for a pay rise, if he or she took part in the St Vincent de Paul CEO Sleepout last night, writes Margot Saville.
A good CEO is a storyteller
It is the CEOs with a great yarn to tell who do best. Think Bill Gates and his dream of putting a PC in every home. Starbucks’ Howard Schultz who wanted to bring Milan’s espresso to America.
Do CEOs matter? The Apple case study
Like fretful parents at the bedside of an ailing child, Apple investors have been wringing their hands over the health of Steve Jobs for nearly a year now—or even longer. Are they right?
Ten of the most egregious CEO perks in US business
Golden coffins and country club memberships. Some of the most jarring CEO excesses of the pre-GFC good times.
Telstra changing of the guards: McGauchie out, Thodley in
In a move indicating that Telstra is keen to soothe relations with government and large shareholders, the well-regarded Catherine Livingstone will also become the new chairman of the company.
Rudd’s good deed on golden handshakes
The Federal Government appears to be taking a solid first step towards reducing executive largesse.
The Art of CEO Succession
Believe it or not, we need more CEOs (well, good ones). And that means good mentoring and transition plans. DuPont Chief Executive Charles O Holliday Jr sets the gold standard.
Greed is irrelevant to GFC
Greed isn’t why the financial crisis happened, and restraining it won’t prevent bad stuff from happening again, writes Barry Schwartz.
APRA turns the screws on finance sector executive pay
APRA has given a sneak preview of its coming review of executive pay.
QBE executes stunning CEO pay backflip
The former market darling has bowed to shareholder pressure and amended its departing chief’s retirement benefits, writes Adam Schwab.
Political snippets: The News Corp bonkability index
A new height (or should that be depth) was reached this morning on the news.com.au website.
Rudd tackles executive remuneration: does nothing
Fear not executives, your multi-million dollar short-term bonuses are far safer than your investors’ capital, writes Adam Schwab.
Executive pay push ignores performance
According to Warren Buffett: ‘Too often, executive compensation in the US is ridiculously out of line with performance’. Adam Schwab agrees.
Only 36% of CEOs know about emissions trading. So what?
Amanda Gome, publisher of smartcompany.com.au, says nobody should be surprised at how few companies are preparing for a national emissions trading scheme.
Meet Richard Leupen, one of Australia’s richest professional CEOs
The BRW Rich List is populated with plenty of founder chairs and CEOs, but there aren’t too many professional CEOs who pass the inflated $180 million cut-off. One emerging name that few Crikey readers will know is Richard Leupen, the CEO of engineering, rail and infrastructure company United Group.
