Linda Sorrell, CEO of Melbourne Health faces the familiar health services role of balancing financial accountability with the provision of top clinical services to the public. With four hospitals, 7800 staff and an annual budget of $680 million, her brief has been to turn around a $13 million deficit and make the Melbourne Health brand more corporate.
Forward to the Future
Even the most savvy manager must marvel at the way in which technology today allows us to do business processes both differently, and more efficiently, from a few years ago. Here's a look at the gadgetry giving leading companies the edge...
Pooling Resources
GraysOnline sells $200 million annually on the internet and has about 15,000 new members signing up per month. CEO Cameron Poolman explains what it takes to move successfully from a traditional business model to ecommerce...
The Futurist Rising
With a tougher economic outlook and uncertain times in the offering, futurists are enjoying a rise in popularity with organisations as a means to help shape strategic thinking...
Exploring Resilience @ Work
Continuing its popular Management @ Work series, AIM has released its latest title, Resilience @ Work exclusively in electronic format. Choose individual chapters or purchase the whole ebook and download immediately in PDF format.
Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of action may be so obvious that the problem no longer exists.