Nine leadership to undergo coaching as part of ‘action plan’

The company also committed to conducting a “cultural pulse check” in two years to measure its progress and tweak the plan if needed. Nine will conduct a “more in-depth review” in three years, in line with Intersection’s recommendations, the company said.

The highly-anticipated action plan comes three weeks after the Nine board, chaired by Catherine West, faced sharp questions over the Intersection review’s findings from shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting.

What they said: “Nine’s Action Plan forms an important part of Nine2028, which is the acceleration of our strategy and encompasses our business and culture transformation. Spearheaded by the Board and management team, everyone at Nine is united by the need for change. The progress made over the past six weeks is reflective of our collective desire to move quickly and build a Nine we can all be proud of,” interim CEO Matt Stanton said in a statement.

“Since the release of the Intersection Report, Nine has taken decisive action which will positively contribute to our cultural uplift. We’ve also spent a lot of time connecting and communicating with our people, reflecting on how we can learn from this difficult yet necessary process and make lasting change.

“While our commitments to embedding our Action Plan remain unwavering, our cultural transformation ambitions are broader than the 22 recommendations alone, and indeed broader than Nine itself. Of course, our unrelenting focus remains on addressing Nine’s cultural issues, however there is no denying the prevalence of poor behaviour in the media industry is unacceptable and change is required.

“As the largest employer in the industry we believe we can play an active role in shaping the cultural change required to create a safe, respectful and thriving industry. At the appropriate time, we look forward to engaging with our industry peers to address these issues.”