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    • 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.
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    • Feb 28, 2016
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    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
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    • 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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    • 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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