10 December, 2020
‘Unfriendly’ boards served better information by CEOs
When should a board be unfriendly with their chief executive? According to new research, boards should give CEOs a hard time if they suspect he or she is an “empire builder”, willing to launch inv...
8 September, 2020
How understanding AI can help the board to boost business
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the world’s fastest-growing tools for organisations large and small, and the Covid-19 pandemic has generated numerous opportunities for businesses willing to e...
4 September, 2020
Companies ‘need new mechanism’ to integrate stakeholder interests
Much has been written about how the pandemic compelled businesses to adopt more of a “stakeholder” approach to governance, thus elevating the interests of staff, customers and suppliers over those...
5 May, 2020
Forget perfect: how to make decisions during uncertain times
Even before Covid-19 we were living in a period of high uncertainty and volatility. Every sector of our economy was, arguably, being disrupted by technological change and/or by cross-border competitio...
22 April, 2020
Stream team: how to make your virtual board meetings a success
Helen Moulinos is the newly appointed chief executive of the national advocacy charity POhWER. Apart from the challenge ...
21 April, 2020
Remote possibilities: can you really learn leadership online?
After a key conference I was set to travel to was cancelled by the Covid-19 crisis I was persuaded to register for its alternative, an online "improving your decision-making" webinar. The promise o...
17 April, 2020
The role of the board in times of distress
The Covid-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on humanity at an unprecedented scale. Draconian measures governments are imposing in an attempt to “flatten the curve” have triggered a swift and massive e...
1 April, 2020
Board leadership and culture will be a differentiator in this crisis
There has never been a more testing time for boards. Covid-19 feels like SARs, 9-11 and the financial crisis all rolled into one. The existential threat to businesses and, more importantly, to our col...
30 January, 2020
EcoDa: Stakeholder model should not turn boards into “bargaining bodies”
A body representing business directors across Europe has called for a more nuanced viewed of “stakeholder” business models saying boards should not be forced into becoming “bargaining bodies” ...
22 November, 2019
