Elise Shaw

Sydney

Managing Editor at Company Director Magazine

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Articles

Embracing complexity as a threat and opportunity amidst organisational change

2 weeks ago | aicd.com.au | Elise Shaw

What strategies can directors apply when faced with complex issues? Embrace complexity as threat and opportunity. In its simplest form, it suggests the decision maker is struggling to reliably predict the outcome of their actions. Contrast this with complication, which you may solve through analytical capability. A different mindsetWrestling with complex decision-making calls for a mindset dedicated to continuous learning through experimentation.
How to navigate the dual roles of an executive director

2 weeks ago | aicd.com.au | Elise Shaw

Executive directors are uniquely positioned as both senior executives and board members. This dual role offers enormous opportunities... and potential pitfalls. Here’s what to look out for. Executive directors wear two hats — that of a company employee, usually a senior executive, and that of a board member. On top of their full-time executive position, they are appointed to the board.
Opportunities and obstacles of company governance in China

2 weeks ago | aicd.com.au | Elise Shaw

China offers opportunities and obstacles, says Heidi Dugan MAICD, who helps businesses navigate this complex landscape. She is founding director of Arete Group and a University of Southern Queensland councillor, but Heidi Dugan is also a TV host who has carved out an enviable career in business, advising international companies and executives on trade, market strategies, media and the foreign work culture in China.
How boards can tackle psychosocial hazards

2 weeks ago | aicd.com.au | Elise Shaw

Australian organisations have made significant strides in prioritising physical work health and safety. It’s important for boards to bring the same level of focus and oversight to psychosocial risks. Risk management is a complex space. When you overlay the aspects of mental health and managing psychosocial hazards in the workplace, it becomes particularly tricky.
How emerging directors can learn lessons from the past

2 weeks ago | aicd.com.au | Elise Shaw

Boards are a human business and no-one can be blemish-free, writes Robyn Weatherley AAICD, author of Eyes Wide Open: A First Timer’s Guide to the Real World of Boards and Company Directorship. 1. A board needs to be able to make the hard callsThe inability to manage interpersonal conflict has undone the careers of many an eminent chair, board and CEO. The longer you leave it and labour the decision, the harder it will be to execute on the call.
Artificial Intelligence and the rise of cyber threats

1 month ago | aicd.com.au | Elise Shaw

Cyberattacks are escalating in speed and sophistication. Employees susceptible to social engineering have proved vulnerable, despite organisations working to strengthen their cyberattack defences, according to the CrowdStrike 2025 Global Threat Report. Adversaries target workers and systems lacking modern security controls. Once inside, they move across networks to execute attacks. The fastest breakout observed took just 51 seconds, with an average of 48 minutes, says the report.
MyPass Global swipes $7.5m series A for its skills passport

2 months ago | forbes.com.au | Shivaune Field |Mark Whittaker |Elise Shaw

Published on February 25, 2025 Sixty-six per cent of organisations in Australia are under-prepared to manage their workforce, according to Deloitte. That risk is compounded by the prevalence of contracted labour and reliance on simplistic digital tools. “I am an efficiency freak and I hate waste,” Matt Smith tells Forbes Australia.
‘I’ve outsold the best’: Shelley Sullivan cashes out of MCoBeauty at $1 billion valuation

Feb 7, 2025 | forbes.com.au | Mark Whittaker |Mary Whitfill Roeloffs |AJ Ignacio |Elise Shaw

Published on February 8, 2025 Shelley Sullivan stepped down as CEO of MCoBeauty on Friday, after selling the business at a valuation “north of $1 billion” to DBG Health’s Dennis Bastas. She will be joining top Los Angeles talent agency, Creative Artists Agency, on their roster of talent.
Detecting and preventing foreign bribery and corruption

Jan 27, 2025 | aicd.com.au | Elise Shaw

Boards should critically review their organisation’s current approach to detecting and preventing foreign bribery and corruption. New laws will see a fundamental shift in the way organisations can be prosecuted for bribery in Australia, including a greater risk of exposure to automatic criminal liability. The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 (Cth) came into effect in September 2024.
Keeping your cyber safe

Jan 27, 2025 | aicd.com.au | Elise Shaw

In response to the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape and increasing regulatory focus, the AICD and Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) have released significant updates to the Cyber Security Governance Principles. Since its release in 2022, the AICD Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) Cyber Security Governance Principles has become the AICD’s most downloaded resource and a leading source of board-level guidance on cybersecurity in Australia.