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Challenging Entrenched Governance Ideas.

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 of Board Performance. The presentation covered two key themes; Behavioural Governance, and The Third Team and why they are the future of governance for high-performing organisations. A synopsis of the presentation is this: The third-team model challenges a range of closely held beliefs within governance circles. These beliefs result in the fa

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Compliance, Regulation is not the Problem;
Behaviour and Culture Are:

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 behaviour. This is by no means a complete list, just a selection from various papers. The core issue, is not that it happens, it is, that after decades of regulators and governance organisations saying, they can rectify this with more regulation, compliance or courses/training, it continues, unabated. At the nexus of all these cases, is the individua

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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 answering, I asked the director if he or the board (led by the Chair), asked questions of their own performance? Do you personally reflect on your own contribution? He answered; “no, normally at the end of the meeting everyone has things to do or places to go and so the post meeting discussion we have is limited or non-existent.” With that establish

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The Trinity of Leadership That Powers Organisational Culture and Performance.

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 executive, operating independently of one another, yet residing within the same organisation. For clarity, my definition of the term ‘executive’ refers to the CEO and senior functional managers, e.g. chief financial officer, operations manager, marketing manager, etc., who have regular contact, formal or informal, with the board and/or individual di

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Trophy Collectors – Directors Who Are Over-boarded

Dr D Mowbray FCG FGNZ

Feb 23, 2016
4 min

Trophy Collectors – Directors Who Are Over-boarded

While reading the profile of a female director in a governance magazine, I drew two important and connected conclusions. Firstly, and most importantly, the profiled director was completely over-boarded. The second issue which is directly related to the first, is the number of boards this director sat on, effectively reducing the number of boards available to aspiring, and I imagine equally, if not more capable women. The profiled director; let’s call her Alice, currently hold

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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 directly with consumers, e.g. on-line sales, or process personal info on behalf of Australian organisations. The implications of a breach may be significant. Therefore, the question is: if these regulations apply to your company/organisation, how, or will, your board monitor this new risk element? #Governance #Regulation #Boards #Risk #Directors

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