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How long should an independent director stay in their role? Do independent directors have an arbitrary life span, 6, 8, 9 years?

Does the term “professional director” mean anything, or carry any weight? Is it earned or measured and who should be able to use the...

An organisation's compliance with a governance code, does not review the behaviour of the drivers; the board and executive and how their

Mainzeal Construction (NZ), Wells Fargo Bank, BHS Department Stores, Stonewood Homes, are examples of organisational failure deserving...

Last week I had the great pleasure to present at the Governance NZ AGM in Canterbury. The topic was; Behavioural Governance the Future...

I have assembled a snap review of a number of recent cases involving corporates caught in what can best be described as corrupt...

On Saturday night (17th Sept) I watched as Mr. Impey, Chairman of the NZ Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) was interviewed regarding why there...

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...

The structure of organisational leadership is conceived as being two dimensional. That is, there are two teams, the board and an...

While reading the profile of a director in a governance magazine, I drew two important and connected conclusions. First, and most...

The doping scandal and subsequent fallout for the players, club, coaches and board of the Essendon AFL club are the outward manifestation...

Australia's (proposed) new mandatory reporting regime on privacy regulations will impact foreign organisations/companies who deal...

The chairman’s presentation at Diligent’s (DIL –NZX) 2013 AGM (June 23rd) included the following brief statement under the heading...

Do the ever increasing regulatory requirements imposed on the governance environment actually improve the performance of organisations?...