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4 tips for a new CEO from 24 companies in our community!

At our community dinners we finish with one question: what advice would you give a newly listed MD or CEO on their first day? Here are the top four responses from the leaders in the room.

Ben Williamson

11 April 2024 · 3 min read

Recently, we kicked off our dinner series with different groups in each state. On the bigger nights, we split into tables with pre-set questions that help drive the conversation.

In Perth, we had 24 people from different companies attend, and in Adelaide, we had 6 people.

This piece starts with the question we finish these dinners with:

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