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SPECIAL: BIG IDEAS
BIG IDEAS FOR
NAVIGATING WICKED TIMES
The best ideas flourish in periods of disruption. So let's look
ahead.
Eight thinkers survey the future terrain in business, technology,
work, science and education: Our line-up includes Melbourne Business School's
John Armstrong, Harvard University's Rakesh Khurana, Australia's chief scientist
Penny Sackett, Workplace Research Centre's John Buchanan, IBM's Glen Boreham
and Intel's Genevieve Bell. Produced by Catherine Fox and Brad Hatch.
John Armstrong, Melbourne Business School.
Rakesh Khurana, Harvard University
Penny Sackett, Australia's chief scientist
John Buchanan, Workplace Research Centre
Glen Boreham, CEO, IBM AUSTRALIA
Genevieve Bell, Intel
Mike Hanley
FEATURES
You'd have to say determination is a fundamental part of Gail Kelly's character. The Westpac boss
reflects on her plans to make good on a promise of one-bank-many-brands in taking over her alma
mater St George. Andrew Cornell meets the team behind the deal.
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Tiger Airways CEO Shelley Roberts in the belly
of the beast that plans to upset Australia's
aviation duopoly. By Mike Smith.
Read the full article
People naturally resist change, right? Not
according to research on how instincts shape
our response to change. By
Andrew O'Keeffe.
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How do you bring about substantial grassroots
influence? The critics hate them but the army
of executives trained up through Al Gore's
The Climate Project has influenced millions.
Emma Connors meets some of the troops.
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW:
CLOSING THE SHOW
It's a tough decision to shut down an
operation. But there are ways to do it right.
Former private equity hatchet man Kenneth
W. Freeman has a list of dos and don'ts.
BOSS REPORT
Outgoing ICANN boss Paul Twomey on the
behind-the-scenes wrangling over domain
names. By Ben Woodhead.
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NEWS
Bestselling business author Jim Collins
studies failure; lessons from Star Trek; and
the new skills shortage. Plus, BOSS Guru's
guide to hanging on to the four-day week.
Microsoft's Sarah Vaughan gets a reaction
from her green tights.
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Dyesol founders Gavin and Sylvia Tulloch
on long distance and persistence.
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24/7
Don't overlook the doers, award-winning
engineer John Russell tells Catherine Fox.
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BOOKS
Mike Hanley reviews blogs, pods and books:
Fools Gold, The Price of Everything, The
Clean Industrial Revolution, and Riches
Among the Ruins.
PODS, BLOGS, ETC
Survival of the fastest.
Griffith University professor Jason Sharman
chases tax havens.
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JOURNALS
Marian Baird with the latest from the journals.
TRAVEL
Kendall Hill finds the best deals online.
Former Qantas executive general manager
John Borghetti talks to Catherine Fox.
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JUNE 2009 issue out now!