Infographic: Good Board vs. Bad Board
I’ve had my fair share of good boards and bad boards. It’s an unfortunate reality that we tend to learn …
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Five Questions to ask about your Stakeholder Relations Activity
I recently wrote about the art of using stakeholder relations for improved business outcomes. That article provided some useful information …
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Performance vs. Philanthropy: Setting Your Priority
I have the pleasure of sitting on the board of an organisation that has two core purposes: creating a return …
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Selecting a Chair for your Board
One of the most important tasks for a director is selecting a Chair (or President) to lead the board. If …
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Five Questions to ask About Your Strategy
Strategy is one of the board’s most important areas of responsibility: from setting the way forward, to monitoring its achievement, …
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How to Know When it’s Time to Quit a Board
The irony that this post is on a website that encourages new and aspiring directors to ‘Get on Board’ has …
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Five Must-Know Things About Corporate Governance
If you’ve recently joined a board, or are thinking about doing so in the near future, you’ve probably heard the …
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The Way Most Boards Think About Director Recruitment is Broken
Best practice is a wonderful thing… in theory. How many of us actually practice it though (perhaps it should be …
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What Boards Will [hopefully] Look Like in 10 Years
Boards are not the first place that comes to mind when you think about how they have changed in the …
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The Number One Thing That Every Board Needs
Over the past couple of months I have been consciously giving some thought to what makes a great board great. And …
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