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

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

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

While reading the profile of a director in a governance magazine, I drew two important and connected conclusions. First, and most importantly, the profiled director was completely over-boarded. The second issue which is related to the first is the number of boards this director sits on, effectively reduces the opportunities for increasing board diversity across all demographics. The profiled director currently holds 11 governance roles. Nine are business/corporate boards (thr

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