Board Expertise
Board Essentials: M&A, 12 December, 2017
Five steps to ensuring an effective board merger
These best-practice insights on how to smooth the path to a successful board merger should help avoid problems and pitfalls of poor integration.
COMMENT: Sustainable business, 13 November, 2017
The Secret NED: why boards must think seriously about sustainability
It’s time for boards to wake up to the fact that survival depends upon sustainability in its widest sense—including the need to adapt.
Integrated reporting, 8 November, 2017
Non-execs need the right skills for effective integrated reporting
Integrated reporting is gaining in popularity, but it needs the right skills among non-executives if their credibility is to be enforced, writes Prof. Carol Adams, professor of accounting at Durham University.
Board Essentials: Culture, 31 October, 2017
Twelve of the biggest mistakes boards make about culture
One of the most frequent mistakes boards make is failing to realise the importance of culture, but it isn’t the only pitfall.
Governance, 25 October, 2017
The guardianship circle: praxis of governance and audit committees
Why is the practice of corporate governance so different from best practice standards? Effective corporate governance “in practice” is fluid, context-specific and depends on practitioners’ skills, initiative and adaptation.
Boardroom skills, 5 October, 2017
Information asymmetry is good for effective boards
Commentators often complain that non-executives need more information. But recent research suggests that it is information asymmetry that actually makes non-executives effective.
Remuneration, 5 October, 2017
Give investors a greater say on executive pay
Even non-binding shareholder votes on CEO pay improve firm performance and shareholder value.
Ethics & leadership, 5 October, 2017
Non-executives and setting the right tone at the top
Striking the right tone is important for company leadership but it needs action to make it work.
Board effectiveness, 21 September, 2017
Twelve questions to determine board effectiveness
With boards facing increased regulatory and diversity pressures, the basics matter more than ever—and yet the board’s own performance, effectiveness, processes and habits receive scant reflection.
COMMENT: Digital risk, 11 September, 2017
The Secret NED: how boards can keep RoboNed at bay
Why do boards and NEDs “keep getting got” by digital technology? It’s time to wake up to the strategic opportunities it presents.