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The 7 Governance Myths

The 7 Governance Myths

Myth 1 As a non-executive director you get the best out of your executive colleagues by always keeping them on their toes. In a unitary board environment where executives attend and contribute in board meetings. board’s work better collectively when there is a collegiate approach. An aggressive approach is counter-productive and although healthy tension and

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Dealing with the unexpected

How could what you don’t know be far more relevant than what you do know? According to Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the Black Swan, the world is dominated by the extreme, unknown and the very improbable. If he is right then what you know won’t help you in navigating life’s challenges and b...
01 November 2011
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Silence is Golden

I was taken back in time today to how a casual comment can have disastrous consequences. The comment was made by Gerald Ratner which has become brand marketing folklore – do you remember him referring to his own products as “shit” and that one comment had the impact of closing down the whole b...
06 October 2011
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‘Why they Rioted’ is not the question…

In the aftermath of the recent riots it was no surprise to see the multi faceted TV, radio, community meetings, articles, debates, discussions which ensued, which all gave their own unique dissection and perspectives as to why the riots happened. It is also completely understandable that engaging in...
30 August 2011
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Strategic Life Plan

I was reviewing my strategic plan today; it has been over three years now since I wrote it. With all that has happened in the last three years it definitely needs an overhaul. It has been over this time period that the world has experienced a global financial meltdown, which has impacted me and my f...
02 August 2011
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It is time to fully embrace the information age

I can remember my first mobile phone all those years ago it was a Motorola 8800, I did have one before that but I couldn’t really call it a mobile, but more importantly I can remember the people who said these phones would never catch on and they wouldn’t be getting one. I can also remember when...
04 July 2011
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How do you eat an elephant?

How do you eat an elephant the old riddle asks, one bite at a time is the answer. What is the daunting almost overwhelming goal that you decided at the beginning of the year you would like to take on? No let me rephrase that, what elephant, i.e. large goal should you be taking on but have been too c...
01 April 2011
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