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May issue: CEO special

Cover of current issueCEO special Stockland’s pressure test

Stockland’s Matthew Quinn has been pushing the long view but frustrated investors want the property group to lift its short game.

CEO special Hacking the company

Everyone innovates and everyone shares. Global software maker Atlassian’s irreverent way of doing things is catchy.

InterFace Get your data a good look

Visualisation tools can help companies get more out of all that information now at their fingertips – and it’s easier than ever.

Havard Business Review Tsingtao’s tale of transformation

The Chinese brewing company’s chairman relates how it learned to shake off old habits and let the market guide the way.

Travel Wi-Fi reaches the skies

Now you can tweet, tweak, check the net and face your Facebook, mid-flight. It’s early days but passengers are keen.

2012 Marketing Directions Survey Social media

Social media has revolutionised marketing. We asked executives all over Australia how they’re adjusting. Here’s what they told us.

Lattice career moves Climbing sideways

It’s time to think laterally about the directions our work lives can take. Not everyone is willing, or able, to go after the top spot.

Retail The power – and the danger – of free

There’s no doubting it, buy-one-get-one-free deals move merchandise. But will your brand’s good name survive the sale?

CEO special Toss the timesheet

Everyone whinges about time billing in professional services. One firm bit the bullet and adopted fixed fees, with good results.

Regulars

Sum of the parts M&C Saatchi’s odd couple

Losing a big customer sucks, just ask M&C Saatchi chairman Tom Dery and regional creative director Tom McFarlane.

Planning Fixing our biggest city

Sydney can be “liveable and loveable”, Committee for Sydney strategic adviser Tim Williams says. And he explains how.

Where my ideas come from Scott Moorhead

Wotif Group’s executive GM user experience and innovation talks about how ideas move from one platform to another.

Dress code Lisa McGuigan

A fourth-generation vintner with her own new label blends a love of crosses and texture with her fondness for a little bit of shine.

What I know now ZhengRong Shi

The founder, chairman and CEO of solar panel maker Suntech Power talks about how he came to grips with Western thinking.

What I’m working on Paul Oslington

Australian Catholic University academic takes on the task of crunching years of data to show the impact of workplace laws.


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Toss the timesheet | Stockland’s pressure test | Hacking the company  Plus Get your data a good look | 2012 Marketing Directions Survey Social media

Where is marketing heading?

Social media is on the rise, but marketers are finding it a hungry beast. For more, check out our 2012 Marketing Directions Survey in the May issue of BOSS Magazine. Companies who participate in the survey receive a special executive summary. The full report is available for purchase at www.fairfaxbr.com or call Natalie Moreno (61) 2 9282 1731.

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