
26 February, 2021
The purpose and practice of independent board evaluations
As reported by Board Agenda last month, ICSA: The Chartere...
2 February, 2021
Why directors should make compliance a strategic exercise
The challenges for boards of directors have never been so great. The trend is unlikely to be reversed in 2021—quite the contrary. Besides the fact that boards of directors have to handle a continuin...
21 January, 2021
Board evaluations review finds room for improvement
New proposals call on providers of board evaluations to disclose the measures they take to avoid conflicts of interest and to sign up to a new code of conduct. There is also a recommendation that c...
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...
16 November, 2020
A checklist for boards in the new normal
Boards make decisions that have a long-term impact on companies. In a survey of 266 chairs, directors and CEOs in 23 countries between May and June to assess
12 November, 2020
FRC says climate disclosures are ‘failing to meet investor expectations’
UK corporate reporting is under pressure again, with companies once more being asked to up their game on climate disclosures. UK regulator the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) says
21 October, 2020
The Secret NED: how can non-execs balance oversight and loyalty?
The non-executive role is one of oversight, but equally a good non-executive really cannot afford to be aloof. Hitting the right balance in the role is never easy. I was reminded of this dilemma wh...
5 October, 2020
Nominations open for the Non-Executive Director Awards 2021
Nominations are now open for the
25 September, 2020
Boohoo board in the firing line over governance failings
This week will have been a chastening experience for board members at Boohoo, the fashion retailer. After controversy in the summer over the treatment of workers in its supply chain, an independent re...
8 July, 2020
How we formed a strategy—and then adapted it to a global pandemic
Strategies never go according to plan. The strategy guru Igor Ansoff referred to "turbulence" in the strategic environment which forces plans to be reshaped and rethought as events unfold. But what is...- 1
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