Professor Elise Bant February 19, 2021 It can’t just be assumed that corporate failures like those at Crown are failures in leadership. Source: Getty. In the aftermath of Patricia Bergin SC’s damning report into Crown Resort Ltd and the corporation subsequently being found unsuitable to hold Sydney’s second casino licence, attention has rightly been focussed on those at its helm. Bergin’s analysis suggests that many of those who would normally be regarded as the company’s “directing mind and will” have failed in basic ethical and legal respects and some important heads have rolled. Meanwhile, a similar story has been playing out at Collingwood Football Club.