Contents
9 EDITOR’S LETTER
11 CONTRIBUTORS
12 SUBSCRIBE
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INSPIRE
16 NEWS
Searching for inspiration? Take a look at
these news stories from around the globe
26 IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE
Our fabulous MC Eddie McGuire will
have some serious competition this year
when a special guest takes the stage
for a thrilling live performance
28 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Judging has wrapped up for another
year – who will win at The CEO Magazine’s
2017 Executive of the Year Awards? Here’s
our full list of finalists
34 LEADING BY DISRUPTION
Taryn Williams, CEO and founder of
theright.fit and WINK Models, has
always been a problem solver who
likes to challenge the status quo
36 THE RISE OF THE COS
How the role of chief of staff started in
the military, spread into government and
is now taking over the corporate world
40 TODD GREENBERG
The head of the NRL has one of the
most demanding and publicly scrutinised
leadership roles in the country
50 HOW TO MANAGE CHANGE
Six factors to ease the effects of change
and create a positive workplace
52 HARLENE HAYNE
Her role as vice-chancellor at the
University of Otago has changed her
perspective, as well as the students’
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72 GREG TAYLOR
As CEO of Abergeldie Complex
Infrastructure, Greg is paving the
path to prosperity
76 GETTING SOCIAL WITH CHINA
Doing business with China means
navigating the way the country
approaches social media
80 NIGEL GARRARD
A demerger from Amcor has helped
Orora to focus on its strengths
84 THE HUMAN FACE
OF CYBERSECURITY
Technology can only do so much
to prevent cyberattacks, meaning
vigilance remains vital
86 CHRIS PETERS
The CEO at Pacific Tug believes he has
found the key to business stability: family
58 GET ON BOARD
A board primed for action, not reaction,
can be the difference between a powerful
brand and a mediocre one
60 GREATER SUCCESS
The happiness–success equation changes
throughout your life, says John Karagounis
from The CEO Circle
62 BRETT JONES
The CEO of Murrumbidgee Irrigation
is turning water into wealth
INNOVATE
67 NEWS
A round-up of the latest
in global innovation
68 FIGHT OR FLIGHT:
THE DRONE DILEMMA
Will attempts to manage public
concerns about safety and privacy
hamper innovation?
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