What does it take to be a director?One of the most vexed issues when talking to people who aspire to company directorship is the simple question, ‘What does it take to be a…Jun 14, 2021Jun 14, 2021
Give, Get, Govern, or Get OffThe hard choices that non for profit boards need to makeJun 10, 2021Jun 10, 2021
Would you cast a unanimous vote for consensus?Calls by the governance advisory community for the individual voting record of each director to be disclosed to shareholders are missing…Jan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
Why not train directors to succeed?I was talking with a friend this afternoon about Usain Bolt.Jan 24, 2021Jan 24, 2021
e to e5 guaranteed ways to rev up your board in 2021More of the same won’t drive transformation: You need to do different things and do things differently. Here are 5 guaranteed ways to…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
Making decisions at the scary end of the graphWho knows what 2021 will bring?Jan 5, 20211Jan 5, 20211
The Creative Director OxymoronWe talk a lot about creativity in the boardroom. Every company claims to want a creative board. Every board wants to engender creativity…Dec 16, 20201Dec 16, 20201
Boards and committees; what are the differences?There are important differences between boards and committees:Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020
The importance of maturityMost governance literature is written for large, mature, listed for-profit companies. Most companies do not fit into that category.Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020