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What is the Board’s Role in Risk Management?
The Board’s role in risk management is fundamental – the buck (for everything) stops in the boardroom! It’s essential that the Board thinks deeply and

Commissioning an External Governance Review – 3 reasons why you should
Just because Codes of Governance state that external governance reviews should happen, maybe that isn’t a strong enough reason for a Board to commit the

How do Boards make decisions?
Too often, we see Boards merely rubber stamping the decisions brought to them by management. The 21st century boardroom should be a place for robust

Public, Private and Charity sectors – “Smart people learn from their mistakes, but the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others”
“Smart people learn from their mistakes, but the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others” (Brandon Mull on www.blissquote.com) We’re dedicating this blog

360° Review at Board Level
360° Review at Board Level – What should a Board Review include?

What is governance and why is it important?
Governance is the leadership of decision-making, culture, controls and accountability from the boardroom and throughout the organisation to get consistently great outcomes.

Governance Manuals – Design your rules like a movie trailer
Broad enough to cover the main bits; small enough to keep people’s interest Recently, we’ve been asked to review the Governance Manuals and Standing Orders

Brilliant Board Meetings – look back to move forward!
Board Meeting Reflection The best Boards we know are passionately committed to continual learning and improvement, starting in the boardroom. Given the importance of Board

Induction Process for the Chair of the Board
Our blog on ‘Succession Planning for the Chair of the Board’ highlighted the importance of the Chair role and the skills, experience and behaviours needed;

Soundbite Webinars for short sharp Board Development Workshops
In response to demand from clients, we have been running open ‘soundbite webinars’ Board Development Workshops on Zoom, which have attracted Board members from a

10 tips for excellent Board Information
In almost all of the governance failures we read about, at least some of the directors are reported to say ‘I didn’t know

6 Ways to Build Trust in the Boardroom
Most of the Boards we work with mention the word ‘trust’ at some point. Either trust has been lost during a dispute or difficult meeting,