3 December, 2020
Top companies report problems with CEO succession planning
Leadership succession has become an issue for FTSE 100 companies, with skills gaps on their boards—and technology the most widespread knowledge deficit. A survey conducted by consultancy New Stre...
6 November, 2020
Digital expertise in the boardroom ‘improves company performance’
Are tech experts on boards a necessity? New research suggests companies may fare better with high-level digital knowledge around the boardroom table. Academics at the University of Westminster have...
4 November, 2020
Can business leaders be more effective human rights advocates?
Recent events have once again posed questions about the role of business in society, particularly when it comes to issues of systemic discrimination and inequality. Business speaking out on issues of ...
8 October, 2020
Tesco’s John Allan on the role of non-executives at a time of crisis
In our latest Board Agenda podcast we interview John Allan, chair of Tesco's board and one of the UK’s foremost corporate leaders, for his insights on the role of non-executive directors, t...
2 October, 2020
Board directors ‘lack specific sustainability knowledge’
The climate crisis means companies must become sustainable, but are their boardrooms up to the job? New research suggests many are not.
13 July, 2020
Warning over boardroom composition as businesses adapt to Covid-19
The trials placed on governments, economies and societies by Covid-19 are far from over, but it’s already clear that the pandemic is forcing organisations—and boardrooms—to adapt. One realisatio...
10 July, 2020
Tech skills in the boardroom and the race for survival
In 2016 Russam published a paper that highlighted the lack of technology expertise and leadership around the boardroom tables of both large and small organisations outside of the technology sector. Th...
8 June, 2020
How failed M&A can destroy a director’s credibility
Big mergers and acquisitions (M&As) make their first splash in the headlines based on the huge price tags attached to them. “Abbvie acquires Allergan, $63bn”, “United Technologies acquires R...
4 June, 2020
How to grow your resilience at a time of uncertainty
“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.” —Michel de Montaigne When confronted with a situation weighed with anxiety and ambiguity, like a pandem...
5 May, 2020
