Staying On Top, Down Under

Other speakers stressed teamwork and communication. Cooke noted that having good talent and great teamwork will allow an operation to achieve more than if it has great talent and average teamwork.

Keynote speaker Marcia Griffin, general manager of Pola Cosmetics Australia, spoke of her efforts to build Pola into a multi-million dollar firm. Successful businesspeople, she said, must have clear goals and be able to communicate them to their employees.