Posted by Craig on October 16, 2011
Article published in AFR BOSS: People practices of high-performing companies.
We know intrinsically that good leadership leads to strong financial performance. But, to date, it’s been rare to get hard evidence of that link in Australian companies. A landmark research report, released this month, has now applied some science to identifying exactly which people management strategies correlate with better financial results. See the full article here …
Posted in Finance, Human resources, Leadership | Tagged: financial performance, high performance, human capital, Leadership, people performance, talent management | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on April 29, 2011
Article published in Risk Management magazine: Rising up through the risk ranks.
Risk management professionals require a unique skill set in order to be effective at senior levels. Craig Donaldson speaks with three risk management leaders about their experience, the evolution of careers in risk management and what steps risk professionals need to take to make the chief risk officer grade. See the full article here, starting page 13 …
Posted in Leadership, Risk management | Tagged: career development, professional development, risk careers, Risk management, risk management careers | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on February 22, 2011
Article published in Risk Management magazine: Paving the way to corporate governance.
Corporate governance has come a long way in recent years. However many companies still struggle to build a strong organisation-wide culture of governance, writes Craig Donaldson. See the full article on page 20 (free subscription required) …
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Posted by Craig on August 26, 2010
Article published in Risk magazine: A return to real governance.
Boards’ focus in the economic crisis post-mortem should be on returning to “real” governance. See the full article here …
Posted in Leadership, Risk management | Tagged: Board composition, Board responsibilities, Board structures, checks and balances, corporate governance, risk assessment, risk competencies, Risk management, risk skills | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on May 19, 2010
Article published by The Australian School of Business: The importance of HR leadership.
HR as a function has not always been perceived as one that is vital to the success of an organisation. This is changing, however, as senior leadership teams understand the value that effective HR leaders can add to a business. See the full article here …
Posted in Human resources, Leadership | Tagged: HR development, HR leaders, HR leadership, HR strategy, Human resources, leadership development | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on April 20, 2010
Article published on Knowledge@Australian School of Business: The dark side of leadership: bosses behaving badly.
Government and organisational leadership were stress-tested during the financial crisis – with dire consequences for cases such as 158-year-old financial giant Lehman Brothers, which collapsed under the strain. See the full article here (free subscription required) …
Posted in Human resources, Leadership | Tagged: bad leader examples, bad leadership, bad leadership styles, bad leadership traits, negative leadership, negative leadership qualities | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on April 5, 2010
Article published in HR Leader magazine: In the public leadership spotlight.
The Victorian Public Service took leadership into its own hands with the establishment of the Victorian Leadership Development Centre. HR Leader examines how this “centre of leadership excellence” operates and looks at what HR professionals can learn in the process. See the full article here …
Posted in Human resources, Leadership | Tagged: developing leaders, developing managers, leadership development, Leanne Ansell-McBride, management development, Victorian Leadership Development Centre | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on January 15, 2010
Article published by CEO Forum: At the coalface.
When Nicole Hollows was appointed CEO of Macarthur Coal three years ago, it came with one day’s notice and at a time of significant organisational change. Hollows describes how both she and her role as CEO have evolved over that time and shares her insights on leadership, culture change, being a female CEO and lessons from the GFC. See the full article here …
Posted in Leadership | Tagged: career progression, CEO development, culture change, female CEO, GFC lessons, Leadership, Macarthur Coal, MCC, Nicole Hollows | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on October 17, 2009
Article published in HR Leader magazine: Educating executives.
Executive education is a popular and cost-effective option for many time-poor business professionals when it comes to bolstering knowledge and skills. Craig Donaldson looks at the latest trends in executive education and how participants can get the best return on their learning and development dollar. See the full article here …
Posted in Human resources, Leadership | Tagged: courses, management development, learning and development, executive education, executive development, executive training, programs, management training | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on August 19, 2009
Article published in HR Leader magazine: People profit … and how to measure it.
A company’s employees are typically its largest expense, but often the least measurable when it comes to productivity and profit. Craig Donaldson looks at how HR can help a company measure what an employee is really worth. See the full article here …
Posted in Human resources, Leadership | Tagged: HR metrics, measuring people, ROI, human resources metrics, people metrics, return on investment, people measurement | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on August 13, 2009
Article published in HR Leader magazine: Bottom-line benefits of leadership development.
Leadership is the topic du jour for many HR professionals, but many organisations still struggle with how to treat tomorrow’s leaders today. Craig Donaldson details how Infosys has gone about it and looks at the bottom-line benefits. See the full article here …
Posted in Human resources, Leadership | Tagged: developing leaders, HR, Human resources, infosys, Leadership, leadership development, management development | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on August 4, 2009
Article published in HR Leader magazine: The 360-degree spin.
360-degree feedback is a well-rounded and established method of assessing employee managerial performance. Craig Donaldson looks at how a leading automotive retailer has successfully used 360-degree feedback to develop its leaders and improve business performance. See the full article here …
Posted in Human resources, Leadership | Tagged: 360 degree feedback, 360 feedback, assessment, development, Human resources, management assessment, psychometric testing, psychometrics | Comments Off
