What is the correct length of Tenure for an Independent Director?
How long should an independent director stay in their role? Do independent directors have an arbitrary life span, 6, 8, 9 years?
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Dr D Mowbray FCG FGNZ
- Mar 27, 2020
- 5 min
“Professional Director” Self-aggrandisement in its Purest Form.
Does the term “professional director” mean anything, or carry any weight? Is it earned or measured and who should be able to use the...
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Dr D Mowbray FCIS, FGNZ
- Dec 26, 2017
- 5 min
Governance Codes and Regulation: A Warrant of Fitness, Not an Indicator of Driver Capability!
An organisation's compliance with a governance code, does not review the behaviour of the drivers; the board and executive and how their
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Dr D Mowbray FCIS, FGNZ
- Dec 3, 2016
- 4 min
Organisational Failure: Questions and Learning
Mainzeal Construction (NZ), Wells Fargo Bank, BHS Department Stores, Stonewood Homes, are examples of organisational failure deserving...
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Dr Denis Mowbray FCIS, FGNZ
- Nov 8, 2016
- 3 min
Challenging Entrenched Governance Ideas.
Last week I had the great pleasure to present at the Governance NZ AGM in Canterbury. The topic was; Behavioural Governance the Future...
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Dr D Mowbray FCIS, FGNZ
- Oct 3, 2016
- 6 min
Compliance, Regulation is not the Problem; Behaviour and Culture Are:
I have assembled a snap review of a number of recent cases involving corporates caught in what can best be described as corrupt...
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Dr D Mowbray FCIS, FGNZ
- Sep 20, 2016
- 5 min
Board Diversity and the NZRFU
On Saturday night (17th Sept) I watched as Mr. Impey, Chairman of the NZ Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) was interviewed regarding why there...
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Dr D Mowbray FCIS, FGNZ
- Jul 13, 2016
- 2 min
Questions for the Board
While working with a new director, I was asked; how do I (we) know if we are doing the right things at our meetings? Rather than...
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Dr D Mowbray FCG FGNZ
- Feb 28, 2016
- 2 min
The Trinity of Leadership That Powers Organisational Culture and Performance.
The structure of organisational leadership is conceived as being two dimensional. That is, there are two teams, the board and an...
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Dr D Mowbray FCG FGNZ
- Feb 23, 2016
- 4 min
Trophy Collectors – Directors Who Are Over-boarded
While reading the profile of a director in a governance magazine, I drew two important and connected conclusions. First, and most...
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Dr D Mowbray FCG FGNZ
- Jan 22, 2016
- 5 min
The Essendon Syndrome, Social Proof and Obedience to Authority – Behavioural Characteristics That Af
The doping scandal and subsequent fallout for the players, club, coaches and board of the Essendon AFL club are the outward manifestation...
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Dr D Mowbray FCG FGNZ
- Jan 20, 2016
- 1 min
Proposed Australian Law - May Trap New Zealand Organisations
Australia's (proposed) new mandatory reporting regime on privacy regulations will impact foreign organisations/companies who deal...
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Dr D Mowbray FCIS, FGNZ
- Dec 14, 2015
- 6 min
Board Reviews - Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail – A New Model is Needed.
The chairman’s presentation at Diligent’s (DIL –NZX) 2013 AGM (June 23rd) included the following brief statement under the heading...
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Dr D Mowbray FCIS, FGNZ
- Dec 14, 2015
- 4 min
Organisational Culture Trumps Regulations
Do the ever increasing regulatory requirements imposed on the governance environment actually improve the performance of organisations?...
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