by chriscurnow | Sep 1, 2009 | Quotes
In times of great change, the learners will inherit the Earth while those attached to old certainties will find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer
by chriscurnow | Apr 28, 2009 | Purpose
The general commentary on the recent James Hardie verdict is that it sets a new bar for non-executive directors. I’m not sure I agree.A more obvious interpretation is that James Hardie’s directors acted with extraordinary disregard for their duties and...
by chriscurnow | Apr 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
There’s nothing like a crisis to focus our attention. We saw that recently here in Victoria on Black Saturday where all the emergency agencies, the government and a great proportion of the community could think of nothing else. On a wider scale, the global...
by chriscurnow | Mar 4, 2009 | Corporate Ownership
Well this title is not exactly correct. I would like to think that Sol Trujillo’s resignation as CEO of Telstra, his performance in the role and subsequent payment of $40m from the telco would clearly and unequivocally lay Agency Theory to rest. Take this...
by chriscurnow | Feb 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Spiral Path has linked to Michael Lewis on several occasions. In this piece, Lewis gives his take on what went wrong on Wall Street. In the introduction he reminds us of his three years at Salomon Brothers: To this day, the willingness of a Wall Street investment...
