This Month
Why this CEO worries about WFH and ChatGPT
DigitalX boss Lisa Wade has several tools to get through stressful situations. She takes “a few breaths”, taps her watch, or presses her feet into the floor.
- Sally Patten and Euan Black
How Sydney Swans boss Tom Harley makes the right decisions
Getting your priorities in order is critical when it comes to making decisions. Sydney Swans chief executive Tom Harley’s key priority is his family.
- Sally Patten and Euan Black
Why this CEO avoids email and shuns morning routines
Living with a bit of chaos breeds creativity, says Sarah Derry, CEO of Accor in the Pacific.
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- Sally Patten and Euan Black
‘Be yourself, and if you don’t fit in, then move’
Alinta Energy chief executive Jeff Dimery tells Sally Patten that when he makes a decision, he assesses the consequences of not making it.
- Sally Patten
September
Why AMP’s CEO turned down PwC’s partner program
Alexis George works by the mantra that if you don’t love something, get out. In our latest podcast she shares her tips for dealing with conflict and making tough decisions.
- Sally Patten
Why the CEO of this $7b business wants execs to speak up in meetings
People who sit in meetings and disagree with everyone else, but leave without speaking up, are failing to act with integrity, says Aurizon CEO Andrew Harding.
- Jenny Wiggins
The one thing this CEO wished he’d learnt at school
When Collins Foods CEO Drew O’Malley was working in sales in his early 20s, he was influenced by two motivational speakers talking about goal-setting.
- Sally Patten
Why GoPro’s CEO doesn’t believe in gadgets or long workouts
A 10-minute exercise session can be enough, says Nick Woodman, and he prefers solutions to tech trinkets. Here, he answers our career questions.
- Sally Patten
The secret to landing a job as CEO of an $18b company
Xero’s Sukhinder Singh Cassidy endured a wave of rejections when hunting for her first job after university. Her solution to cast a wider net has served her well since.
- Tess Bennett
How this top lawyer quit alcohol and coffee – and started working out
Anne-Marie Allgrove, managing partner of Baker & McKenzie, decided to do something for herself five years ago, and hasn’t looked back.
- Sally Patten
Want to set up your own company? Quit your day job, says this CEO
Mark Coulter, chief executive of online furniture retailer Temple & Webster, answers our CEO Q&A.
- Sally Patten
This CEO knows what it is like to lose everything
When Temple & Webster chief Mark Coulter was a teenager his father’s business collapsed. “We lost houses and cars and everything else.”
- Sally Patten
August
Why this CEO believes his job is to do nothing
Doug Jones, who is the chief executive of wholesale retailer Metcash, answers our CEO Q&A.
- Sally Patten
June
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Why the Carsales CEO doesn’t drive sports cars
The company started by Greg Roebuck in Melbourne’s Oakleigh in 1997 has grown to an $8.7 billion ASX 100 giant as the pandemic has supercharged car sales.
- Patrick Durkin
Meet the CEO in the race to set up a Formula One team
By the middle of next month Dicker Data founder, CEO and racing enthusiast David Dicker should know if his quest for his own Formula One team has been successful.
- Sally Patten
May
Why this CEO starts his day the night before
Mornings can be chaotic at the home of Michael McEwan, local CEO of M&C Saatchi, so he and his partner try to organise themselves and their three children the night before.
- Sally Patten
From accounts clerk to managing director of a $1b company
Zoran Bebic has worked at engineering company Monadelphous for 30 years - and he doesn’t hold an engineering degree.
- Jenny Wiggins
This exec runs 10 kilometres a day (on zero coffee)
Caffeine-free Cue and Veronika Maine executive director Justin Levis wakes early (against his wishes) and eats as much as he likes thanks to his jogging habit.
- Lauren Sams
Why this CEO likes hiring people whose careers have taken a hit
Nick Hamilton, chief executive of financial services company Challenger, has faced his own challenges. He answers our CEO Q&A.
- Sally Patten
This CEO wanted to be a pilot – now he runs a $4b investment company
Challenger chief executive Nick Hamilton was going to follow his father and take to the sky, but was acutely aware his dad had missed out on numerous family celebrations.
- Sally Patten
