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COVER STORY

Retail rescue plan for David Jones

As consumers go online or keep their hands in their pockets, the department store giant has to figure out how to bring them back.

Top stories

Adventures in altruism: Beyond chequebook charity

Getting away from it all has new meaning for some adventure-seeking executives.

Getting the price right at Kmart

Kmart managing director Guy Russo jettisoned long-standing discounting when he arrived at the troubled retailer.

Nitin Nohria pushes Harvard out of class

A new boss transforms the organisation. Sounds like a classic Harvard case study, except this time the example is the venerable institution itself.

Collaboration and the bikie brotherhood

When authorities tried to crack down on Australia’s outlaw motorcycle clubs, it had surprising repercussions – and yielded insights into how to team up with rivals.

YEAR IN REVIEW

Best cartoons

The year gone by, through the eyes of Financial Review cartoonists David Rowe and Rod Clement.

Best business reading, watching and listening

Our selection of the top business-themed books, articles, movies, festivals, videos and podcasts in 2011.

REGULARS

Best Advice: Arlene Tansey

The director of Pacific Brands and Adelaide Brighton talks about taking a chance on yourself.

Dress Code: Fine arrangement

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra principal bassist Kirsty McCahon wears a lot of black in her job, so she enjoys a splash of colour when off duty.

InterFace: Top tech trends 2012

More sophisticated devices will make all our interactions more pervasive next year. Here are some trends to watch out for.

Where My Ideas Come From: Brian Schmidt

The astrophysicist and Nobel laureate says business should appreciate that it benefits from academia’s big ideas.

Dual Drivers: The naked truths

At ad agency Naked Communications, Jon Wilkins, Mike Wilson and Adam Ferrier like to get straight to the point.

Tea room topics

What got us talking in 2011.

Travel: Last-minute luxury

A selection of choices for opulent accommodation, over the holidays or other times. Plus a good deal or two along the way.

Fans and films: how social media influences the movies

You have to be nimble to run Disney Studios when social media can pan a movie the instant it opens, chairman Rich Ross says.


Financial Review BOSS this month

AFR Boss magazine
Rescue plan for DJs

As consumers go online or stop spending, the retail giant has to figure out how to bring them back. » More  Plus Adventures in altruism

REGULAR COLUMNS

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WORK SPACE

A weekly look at work, people and performance. First published in Tuesday’s Financial Review. Click here.


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Catherine Fox’s corporate woman column. Click here.



BOSS True Leaders 2011

When the absence of leadership is as notable as shining examples of it, you know you’ve got a problem. This year’s panelists for the annual BOSS True Leaders discussion indicated that long-term vision is sadly missing in action. » More

Marketing Directions

It’s the age of social media and attracting the public has never seemed so simple. But, as our 10th Marketing Directions Survey shows, the challenge of monetising the crowd remains. Read the summary in Marketing’s future tilts to the web or buy the full report now by phoning Natalie Moreno on (02) 9282 1731.