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GOVERNING ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE
MVG – Minimal Viable Governance. Getting governance back to basics Company Director Magazine, AICD Feb, 2021 http://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/membership/company-director-magazine/2021-back-editions/march/getting-back-to-basics-with-governance
Governing Organisational Culture, AICD Director Tool, 2019
https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/resources/director-tools/practical-tools-for-directors/governing-organisational-culture
Cultural Awareness, Company Director Magazine, AICD Feb, 2021 http://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/membership/company-director-magazine/2021-back-editions/march/getting-back-to-basics-with-governance
Governing Company Culture, ACSI and AICD Toolkit, Dec, 2020 https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/advocacy/research/governing-company-culture-insights-from-australian-directors
A practical guide to what Boards can do to create a moral climate, AICD, Governance Leadership Centre, 2020 https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/advocacy/governance-leadership-centre/practice-of-governance/creating-a-moral-culture-by-influencing-moral-climate
BOARD REPORTING
Board Reporting: Increasing Quality, not Quantity, Company Director, AICD, April 2019 https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/advocacy/governance-leadership-centre/practice-of-governance/board-reporting-improving-the-quality-without-increasing-the-quantity
Effective Board Reporting – Cutting the Clutter Company Director, AICD, Sept, 2017 https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/membership/company-director-magazine/2017-back-editions/october/need-to-know-cutting-the-clutter
Presenting to the Board Company Director, AICD, May, 2016
https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/membership/the-boardroom-report/volume-14-issue-4/presenting-to-the-board
Effective Board Reporting Company Director, AICD, March, 2016
https://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/membership/the-boardroom-report/volume-14-issue-2/effective-board-reporting-writing
BOARD GOVERNANCE
Essential governance practices for arts organisations Arts Council of Australia, Feb 2021 https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/workspace/uploads/files/essential-governance-practices-report-1.pdf
How do Australia’s most experienced chairs see their role evolving? Qantas Magazine, Nov, 2019 https://www.qantas.com/travelinsider/en/lifestyle/business/management-board-chair-secrets-7-eleven-starbucks-amp.html