Category: governance
Simplify, don't oversimplify
We are framing Covid19 too simplistically, just as we did obesity, and hoping for a silver bullet -- a cure, a vaccine. Just like obesity this may be a losing battle.
Covid19 and remaking society
Covid19 is going to remake our society whether we like it or not. It is not sufficient to dislike what may be already underway.
Four For Friday (41)
What links coronavirus, leadership, women on boards, climate change and disinformation? Read this week's links to find out.
Governance in emergencies
Governance models while necessary are insufficient consideration in the face of emergencies; the organisation (or a nation) fundamentally need to have competence, resources, and skills, built in peace times.
Four For Friday (39)
Small data, protecting kids online, metabolite surveillance, and tech nihilism are this week’s picks.
Mistakes startups make when building boards
Startup founders make some common mistakes when they seek to build boards and good governance for their companies. They are preventable and fixable.
Startups' governance problem
Startups have a governance problem but it is solvable with good strategic thinking and knowledge of what to expect from board directors.
Is your board fit for purpose?
A board’s most important task is to ask regularly if it is itself fit for purpose. That requires, above all, a deep sense of self-awareness and metacognition, a skillset no boards seem to be seeking actively in their search for new directors.
Governance and the small private company
Small businesses need good governance for financial and social sustainability, but are not always able or willing to build governance capacity or brook independent challenge.
Charity boards and the "board experience" conundrum
The lack of experience holding board-keen people back is a real challenge. Advising inexperienced board-keen people to try and become charity board directors is not the answer.