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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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The Black Swan

The Black Swan

Boards have a responsibility to control the direction and success of their organisation. They must monitor risk, set the strategy and ensure that it aligns with their purpose, vision and culture. Boards need to adapt. They need to navigate their external and internal environments and ensure they are...
31 May 2021
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We didn’t ask for this.

We didn’t ask for this.

I am not surprised by the recent report from the government’s Commission on Race Ethnic and Disparities (CRED) when you consider why the Chair and Commissioners may have been chosen and the underlying mission with which it seems to have started out i.e. let’s prove that institutional and struct...
08 April 2021
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Apply and Explain, how to do it.

Apply and Explain, how to do it.

The Financial Reporting Council have just published the Review of Corporate Governance Reporting November 2020 and it got me thinking about the importance and usefulness to stakeholders, of effective reporting. Any form of external corporate reporting has a part to play in responding to the current ...
30 November 2020
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You’re on Mute! – No it is time to speak, if not now then when?

You’re on Mute! – No it is time to speak, if not now then when?

You’re on mute! is the phrase of lockdown and I promised a number of audiences that I have worked with over the last month that this should be the title of my next blog. This blog comes on the day that I launch the RACE Equality Code 2020 and I had promised myself that I would use my blog to keep ...
30 October 2020
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To read or not to read, that is the question!

To read or not to read, that is the question!

As a non-executive director how do you prepare for a board or committee meeting?
30 September 2020
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Have we learned anything from these unprecedented times?

Have we learned anything from these unprecedented times?

How many of you, like me, are getting a little bit weary of hearing about ‘unprecedented’ and ‘uncertain times’? It’s been five months now since the pandemic lockdown started and some of us seem as if we’re still stuck; like the rabbit in the headlights of a car that freezes, unable to m...
31 August 2020
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