AUTHOR

Richard Conway

Stories by Richard


Practical Governance

Preparing for and Managing Company Exits

How boards should prepare for company acquisitions. Peter James shares his M&A preparation framework, drawn from exits at Nearmap, Ansarada and iiNet.

Directors

The Director's Onboarding Playbook

Experienced Director Julie Coates on director onboarding best practice: pre-joining meetings, strategic timing, and the Company Secretary's critical...

Boards

Not-For-Profit vs Listed Governance

Kogan.com and Life Without Barriers Chair Greg Ridder on NFP governance complexity, client-centricity when clients can't advocate, and director...

Decision Making

Judgement Over Perfection

Former CBA Chair Catherine Livingstone explains how boards exercise judgement, when to stop asking for more information, and why process matters.

Boards

Board Oversight in Unprofitable Ventures

Phil Morle on startup governance: burn-down charts, slam dunk financing frameworks, and board processes for pre-revenue deep tech companies.

Leadership

Governing 170,000 Members Successfully

How member organisations balance constituency representation with strategic board capabilities. Insights from CPA Australia director Anthony Wright.

Boards

Building NFP Governance That Scales

ReachOut & Carriageworks Chair Mike Gonski explains NFP board skills matrices, hands-on governance, and building not-for-profit boards that enable...

Practical Governance

Matters Arising that Actually Matter

Expert advice on board action tracking / matters arising management for Company Secretaries. Practical frameworks from Wesfarmers Director Julie...

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