Insight
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INSIGHT: Chief executives, 31 January, 2025
A guide to CEO succession planning
Ensuring that leadership transitions do not rock the business is key to organisational resilience and success.
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INSIGHT: Regulatory risk, 28 January, 2025
How to avoid breaching financial sanctions
In an evolving regulatory landscape, boards need to ensure they do not engage with businesses under sanctioned ownership.
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INSIGHT: Risk management, 24 January, 2025
Are you ready for the speed of business change?
Boards that fail to properly prepare for the coming changes in the global business environment are unlikely to survive them.
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INSIGHT: Supply chain management, 22 January, 2025
Supply chain scrutiny: the strategic role of the board
A new white paper from Forvis Mazars and Board Agenda explains how corporate boards can play their part in building a purposeful supply chain to support business strategy.
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INSIGHT: Organisational performance, 20 January, 2025
A guide to organisational performance indicators
How can board members get clearer strategic insights into what the road ahead holds for their organisation?
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INSIGHT: Board decisions, 13 January, 2025
Leadership intelligence in the age of AI
The potential of artificial intelligence is dazzling—but for leaders making decisions, it can be a poor substitute for trusting your gut.
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INSIGHT: Risk management, 8 January, 2025
A guide to risk management for board directors
Risk management goes beyond compliance: it’s a critical aspect of governance that supports long-term success.
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COMMENT: 2025 Outlook, 6 January, 2025
What can boards hope for in 2025?
We asked key figures to let us in on their expectations for the coming year, and reveal their wishlist for boards for 2025.
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INTERVIEW: Board dynamics, 19 December, 2024
Psychologist Helen Hopper on the secret life of boards
Relationship rifts in the boardroom can seem entrenched but there are simple, practical ways that can help to heal them.
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COMMENT: Modern slavery, 16 December, 2024
Why boards need to tackle modern slavery
Still prevalent in organisations and supply chains, the crime of modern slavery poses a material risk to business.
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INSIGHT: Board committees, 13 December, 2024
A guide to key committees
The work of the audit, risk, nominations and remuneration committees is critical to the success of the board.
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INSIGHT: Sustainability reporting, 10 December, 2024
Get ready for January 2025: CSRD reports
Why assured integrated reporting is the key to complying with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
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PODCAST: International trade, 9 December, 2024
‘Don’t panic over US tariffs’
Other challenges—that affect every business—are more pressing, according to Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast.
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INSIGHT: Board expertise, 6 December, 2024
Navigating conflict in the boardroom
Some degree of tension is essential for effective board dynamics, but it needs to be managed to remain constructive.
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INSIGHT: Board expertise, 6 December, 2024
A guide to director onboarding
If you’re joining a board or onboarding another director, hitting the ground running is achievable with good planning.
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COMMENT: Sustainability , 4 December, 2024
Why non-executives can ignore the failure of COP29
Boards can make a difference to the planet’s sustainability, provided they focus on areas they can control.
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INSIGHT: Board evaluation, 1 December, 2024
How to conduct an effective board evaluation
Spending time and effort on carrying out an effective board evaluation will pay dividends in terms of governance excellence.
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INSIGHT: Worker protection, 26 November, 2024
The board’s new duty to protect workers
Legal reforms, placing an emphasis on preventing worker harassment, have come into effect. What are the implications for directors?
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INSIGHT: Board expertise, 21 November, 2024
Structuring an effective board agenda
The board’s agenda, when properly constructed, ultimately leads to more productive discussions and impactful outcomes for the organisation.
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INSIGHT: Non-financial disclosure, 21 November, 2024
How to build shareholder trust through disclosure
Effective corporate reporting on topics such as AI, cybersecurity and ESG is key to keeping investors onside.