Skip to content

22 April, 2026

  • Saved Articles
  • My Account
  • Subscribe
  • Log In
  • Log Out

Board Agenda

  • Governance
  • Strategy
  • Risk
  • Ethics
  • News
  • Insight
    • Categories

      • View all
      • Governance
      • Strategy
      • Risk
      • Ethics
      • Board expertise
      • Finance
      • Technology
    • AI agents

      The AI risk faced by every board right now

      Even if no one in the organisation planned their arrival, AI agents are already present...

      sustainability litigation

      Is your board at risk of sustainability litigation?

      ESG disclosures, until recently focused on reputational risk and stakeholder expectations, are now becoming legal...

      sustainability Asia

      Navigating sustainability in Asia

      Boards operating across regions need to leave aside assumptions and consider the impact of a...

  • Comment
      • View all
    • AI agents

      The AI risk faced by every board right now

      Even if no one in the organisation planned their arrival, AI agents are already present...

      sustainability litigation

      Is your board at risk of sustainability litigation?

      ESG disclosures, until recently focused on reputational risk and stakeholder expectations, are now becoming legal...

      investor confidence

      Lack of audit reform โ€˜will hit investor confidenceโ€™

      Government's failure to push ahead with audit reform is a risk to UK investments, the...

  • Interviews
      • View All Interviews
      • Podcasts
      • Webinars
    • future-ready

      Is your board โ€˜future-readyโ€™?

      The survival of a business in uncertain times depends on its ability to pivot as...

      investor confidence

      Lack of audit reform โ€˜will hit investor confidenceโ€™

      Government's failure to push ahead with audit reform is a risk to UK investments, the...

      stewarding AI

      AI is a โ€˜special case for governanceโ€™

      As AI use in the boardroom grows, itโ€™s essential to focus on the ethical and...

  • Board Careers
      • View All
    • female CEO

      Number of women in leadership stays unchanged

      In 2021, there were only eight female CEOs in the FTSE 100โ€”a figure that is...

      female NED

      UK female non-executives earn ยฃ73k less than male NEDs

      Although the UKโ€™s average gender pay gap on boards is shrinking, it is still one...

      directors duties

      3 top tips on directorsโ€™ duties

      When directors fall short of their responsibilities, the consequences can be devastating. How can board...

  • Resource Centre
      • White Paper Downloads
      • Book Reviews
      • Board Advisory & Corporate Services
    • FRC audit approach cover march 2026

      An evolved audit supervision approach 2026

      The Financial Reporting Council outlines its revised approach to audit supervision, which focuses on firmsโ€™...

      Protiviti 2026 governance AI

      The Boardโ€™s AI Moment, 2026

      This report, from Protivitiโ€™s 2026 Global Board Governance Survey results, focuses on artificial intelligence.

      HEIDRICK GOVERNANCE 2026

      Governing Under High Uncertainty: Opportunities for Emerging-Market Boards

      This report from Boston Consulting Group, Heidrick & Struggles and INSEAD examines how boards are...

  • Events
  • Search by topic
    • Governance
    • Strategy
    • Risk
    • Ethics
    • Regulation
    • ESG
    • Investor Relations
    • Careers
    • Board Expertise
    • finance
    • Technology


Book Reviews

Curated by our editorial team, you will find reviews of books that focus on strategic business issues confronting leadership teams & business executives around the world.ย  These books offer expert insight, guidance & topical analysis on a broad range of topics of interest & relevance to directors, investors, advisors, academics & corporate governance professionals.

Stewards of the Future: A Guide for Competent Boards
Author: Helle Bank Jorgensen Climate- and ESG-competent boards are in high demand by investors and other stakeholders. In fact, climate change and other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have become some of the biggest challenges faced by 21st-century board directors.
The Auditor: Quo Vadis
Authors: Mervyn King, Linda De Beer The audit profession is at a tipping point. Without significant innovation in its business model, staff recruitment strategies and audit execution processes, the audit profession may not remain relevant in the 21st century.
Corporate Governance and Value Creation in Japan
Author: Ryohei Yanagi This is the first book to furnish a root cause of the low valuation of Japanese listed companies by using, as qualitative evidence, unique global investor surveys, which are rarely available for Japanese companies.
Billion Dollar Whale
  Authors: Tom Wright, Bradley Hope The epic story of how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest financial heists in history.
Bad Blood
  Author: John Carreyrou The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers.
Damaged Goods: The Inside Story of Sir Philip Green, the Collapse of BHS and the Death of the High Street
  Author: Oliver Shah A story of corruption, ego, greed and one terrible misjudgment. In this jaw-dropping expose, Oliver Shah uncovers the truth behind one of Britain's biggest business scandals, following Sir Philip Green's journey to the big time, the wild excesses of his heyday and his dramatic demise.
The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance
Authors: Jeffrey N. Gordon, Wolf-Georg Ringe Corporate law and corporate governance have been at the forefront of regulatory activities across the world for several decades now, and are subject to increasing public attention following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.
The Governance Revolution: What Every Board Member Needs to Know, NOW!
Author: Deborah Hicks Midanek (The Alexandra Lajoux Corporate Governance Series) Boards of directors are sitting ducks. Shareholders complain and even attack, management manipulates, and individual board members have little power, able to act only as part of the board as a whole.
Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance: It Can't Happen to Us--Avoiding Corporate Disaster While Driving Success
  Author: Richard M. Steinberg An expert's insider secrets to how successful CEOs and directors shape, lead, and oversee their organizations to achieve corporate goals
The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Governance
  Authors: Mike Wright, Donald Siegel, Kevin Keasey, Igor Filatotchev
Corporate Governance: Law, Regulation and Theory (Corporate and Financial Law)
Authors: Marc Moore & Martin Petrin This textbook on corporate governance is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate law students, as well as scholars working in the field.
Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies, and Practices
Author – Bob Tricker From the ‘father of corporate governance’ comes the new edition of this bestselling text, designed to...
The Empathy Edge: Harnessing the Value of Compassion as an Engine for Success
Author – Maria Ross When my team members come to me with issues, I try to get under the surface...



Search


Follow Us

Most Popular

Featured Resources

wef global risks 2025

The Global Risks Report 2025

The 20th edition of the Global Risks Report reveals an increasingly fractured global...
Supply chain management cover

Strategic Oversight in Supply Chain Management: A Guide for Corporate Boards 2025

Supply chains have become complex, interdependent and opaque andโ€”according to research...

Cyber Security: What Boards Need to Know

Maintaining firewalls, protecting servers and filtering malicious emails rarely make...

C-suite barometer: outlook 2025 - UK insights

Forvis Mazars draws UK insights from its global study and looks at UK executivesโ€™...

The IAโ€™S Principles Of Remuneration 2024 2025

This guidance from the Investment Association is aimed at assisting remuneration...
Diligent 2024 leadership tech cover

Leadership, decision-making & the role of technology: Business survey 2024

This research report by Board Agenda and Diligent sheds light on how board directors...

Director Reference Guide: Navigating Conflict in the Boardroom

The 'Director Reference Guide' on navigating conflict in the boardroom provides practical...
Nasdaq 2024 governance report cover

Nasdaq 2024 Global Governance Pulse

This Nasdaq survey gathered data from more than 870 board members, executives, and...

Becoming a non-executive director (4th edition)

Board composition is the subject of much debate, while the role of the non-executive...
art & science brainloop new cover

The Art & Science of Creating an Effective Board

Boards are coming under more scrutiny and pressure than ever before from regulators,...
SAA First time NED guide

First Time Guide for Non-Executive Directors

The role of the non-executive director has never been more vital: to advise, support,...

SUBSCRIBE TODAY

Stay current with a wide-ranging source of governance news and intelligence and apply the latest thinking to your boardroom challenges. Subscribe


  • Editors & Contributors
  • Editorial Advisory Board
  • Board Advisory & Corporate Services
  • Media Marketing Solutions
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Board Director Network
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies

Copyright ยฉ 2026 Questor Media Group Ltd.

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy