The Better Boards Podcast Series: Managing Governance Risk
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Risk identification, ownership, and monitoring sit at the highest levels...
Compliance of Rules, Regulations, and Law is Vital
One of the most frustrating aspects of manufacturing is the time and money spent to develop a new product. It is out there in...
Strategic Change in Banking from Pre- to Post-Crisis: Evidence from Europe, North...
By Boris Liedtke and David Young
Introduction
Economic and financial crises often lead to profound changes in the way businesses, and especially financial institutions, are managed....
Changing The CEO Politics and Decisions at the Top
By Guido Stein & Manuel Gallego
Introduction
Companies statistically dismiss twice as many CEOs in bad economic times as in good. Certainly, many senior executives have...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: On Building Inclusive and Equitable Cultures in the Boardroom...
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There are many types of differences and diversity, and not...
Conflict Contagion: A Virus to Watch and Treat Early
By Karsten Jonsen, Karen A. Jehn, Sonja Rispens and Lindred L. Greer
Conflicts are daily realities of organisational teams, and most people are aware of...
COVID-19 Effect on Corporate Law
The new virus that affects the respiratory system was explored in the Far East in the winter of 2019. Since it started spreading quickly,...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Will AI Make the Better Business Judgement?
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In this episode of the Better Boards Podcast, Professor Katja...
Architect of Decision Sovereignty Across Finance, Law and AI
Interview with Massimiliano Ferraris
As AI moves upstream into how decisions are formed, are organizations still truly in control or simply operating within systems they no longer fully understand?
Governance expert Massimiliano Ferraris reflects on how artificial intelligence is reshaping decision-making,...
The Need To Rethink Risk Governance
By Pedro B. Agua
The approach to corporate risks is a growing concern within corporate governance. Excessive attention to compliance and too much focus on...
Improving Digital Innovation in Large Enterprise: Strengthening e-Leadership at C-level
By Joe Peppard, Simon Robinson and Tobias Hüsing
If your company doesn’t want to miss out on the new opportunities IT offers for business innovation,...
Transformative Transitions: 8 Exit Archetypes Every Company Founder Must Know
By Merilee Kern
An expert examination of the prototypical exist phases—and crucial navigational strategies—founders must heed in today’s economic climate
Business transitions are important for several...
Resilience Is More than Being Able to Rebound: It Should Be Used As a...
By Jacques Bughin
While they may not be able to prevent pending economic crises such as those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses can use...
People and the Planet – CSR Initiatives Sweeten Ferrero’s Success
By Tammi L. Coles
For global businesses to thrive, “doing sustainability” is no longer an option. Tammi L. Coles spoke with recognised CSR researcher and...
CEOs, Mind Your Own Business! Why and How Corporate CEOs Should Pay More Attention...
By Andrew Campbell, Sven Kunisch & Günter Müller-Stewens
The corporate office consists of the CEO and the corporate functions. It is the main vehicle for...
When Democracy and Centralisation Meet in Leadership
By David De Cremer and Tian Tao
Business leaders face a plethora of challenges and one of those is finding the leadership approach that would...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Can Accounting Save the World and Your Company?
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As we recorded this podcast, the World Economic Forum convened...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: What Do Analysts Think of Boards? – An...
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In an era marked by rapid change, technological disruption, geopolitical...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: My Experience of Working with a Board for the...
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Boards can be complex structures, which can be overwhelming for...
How the company secretary’s role is set to evolve to continue to add value...
The role of the company secretary in supporting board effectiveness can sometimes be overlooked. They provide a valuable service as a repository of corporate...
The Rise of the Functional Manager Changes Afoot in the C-Suite
By Maria Guadalupe, Julie Wulf & Hongyi Li
Research shows that the recent transformation in the C-suite, that is, the skyrocketing number of executive team...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Boardroom Awakening – Can Corporate Governance Survive the...
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The ESG narrative has become familiar but does not yet...
AGI as a Governance Event: From Decision Oversight to Architectural Sovereignty
By Massimiliano Ferraris
As agentic systems generate strategic options before humans deliberate, boards must evolve from supervising outcomes to designing the very conditions under which...
Managing People in Mergers and Acquisitions Part 1: Reasons and Reality
By Guido Stein and Marta Cuadrado
In Part One of this article we will address a number of issues related to mergers. First, we will...
The Leadership Blind Spot in AI: How Misalignment Derails Transformation and ROI
By Deepika Chopra
In the global race to unlock AI’s transformational potential, most organizations have focused on technology acquisition rather than organizational alignment—creating a critical...
Beyond the Regulatory Checkbox: Navigating Europe’s Shifting Sustainability Rules with Strategic Intent
By Jens Laue, Matthew Robinson, Monique de Ritter and Michela Coppola
As Europe recalibrates its sustainability regulations, it may seem natural for businesses to ease...
Financial Crime Keeps Us All Poor
By Jared Bibler
It was the first full week of October 2008, and stunningly, all three major Icelandic banks collapsed between Monday and Thursday. The...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: U.S. and U.K. – Two Countries Separated by Common...
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The playwright George Bernard Shaw once noted that England and...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Why Story is Mission Critical for Boards
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A crucial yet often overlooked aspect of board effectiveness: stories....
Climate Action is in the Hands of the C-Suite
By Renaud Bettin
As companies face rising pressures from consumers, investors, and sustainability reporting regulations, it is essential that the entire C-Suite assumes responsibility for...
Legal and Compliance Challenges in Ethical Value Chains: Mitigating Corruption and Protecting Brand Equity
By Ken D. Johnson and Dana E. Heitz
The article explores how companies can build ethical value chains by addressing corruption through legal compliance and...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: How to Get Creativity and Innovation into the Boardroom
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Many Directors have positive intentions to leverage the experiences gained...
Future Proofing the Boardroom
By Lucy P. Marcus
The board room is going through an extraordinary time of transition. More is being demanded of boards than ever before, and...
Ethics in Leadership: The Best Executive Education Programs of 2024
By Pamela Martinez
Ethical leadership must be a core value in today’s business world.
Introduction
The significance of emotional intelligence among leaders has escalated in importance for organisational...
Resources for Managers for Better Understanding Benefits of Using Adaptive GRC
In the ever-evolving landscape of business, the concept of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) has undergone a significant transformation, leading to the emergence...
What Kind of Challenges for Businesses Face with Compliance in 2021?
Compliance is one of the most important parts of a business that a company can face, and yet so many are still making errors....
The Better Boards Podcast Series: How do Boards Preside Wisely Over Transactions to Avoid...
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It is well-known that the track record for successful acquisition...
Boards Face Leadership Crisis in Changing Times
By Andrew Kakabadse
Boards can prove easy targets for their critics. Below, Andrew Kakabadse discusses how to make boards work, and argues that directors should...
Governance in an Era of Global Disorder: Why Boards Must Redesign Architecture, Not Just...
By Massimiliano Ferraris
Boards face structural instability driven by technological acceleration and geopolitical fragmentation. The primary governance vulnerability lies not in compositional diversity but in...
The Democratisation Tax: Why Modern Enterprise Leaders are Evolving from Aggregators to Synthesizers
By Tariro Mutizwa
Navigating the systemic friction of decentralised C-suites now necessitates that CEOs move beyond strategic aggregation to master the discipline of active strategic...
The Will and Skill to be Strategic
By Patrick R. Dailey & Chuck Russell
Strategy guidance is a board’s most crucial responsibility.
With contemporary directors repeatedly being exhorted to step up their contribution...
The Board’s Responsibility for Internal Control of Non-Financial Reporting
By Tim Bovy and Ian Hodges
It is only a matter of time before the SEC’s proposed rules for environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Leading an Effective Board
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What does good look like? What does it mean to...
Managing People in Mergers and Acquisitions Part 2: Integration and Survival
By Guido Stein and Marta Cuadrado
In Part One, we addressed the key reasons why companies decide to pursue merger, the reasons why many...
How a Personal Board Can Accelerate Professional Growth?
By Emma Maslen
Successful leaders assemble trusted boards of advisors who broaden their perspectives, challenge thinking, and support development. Here’s how to leverage your network...
Leading Through Alignment: Turning Organizational Readiness into a Boardroom Advantage
By Deepika Chopra
AI is no longer a technology problem but a leadership test. Here, Deepika Chopra highlights leadership readiness as a measurable capability built...
Gartner: Boardroom Strategies for Dominating AI Investments, Risks, and Value
By Tina Nunno
Boards increasingly see artificial intelligence as central to future shareholder value. Yet a growing gap is emerging between board ambition and operational...
An Investor’s Least Favourite Statement – “Oops, Wrong CEO”
By Leslie Pratch
It is possible to identify executives who are likely to act with consistently high integrity and who demonstrate sound, timely judgment when...
United Airlines, Artificial Intelligence, and Donald Trump: Reawakening Values in the Era...
By Avi Liran and Simon L. Dolan
Society has evolved and not all aspects of our lives were able to cope up with the changes...
Agentic AI is Scaling Faster Than Organisations Can Govern It
By Mick Leach
Agentic AI is accelerating enterprise automation, but governance, visibility, and accountability are struggling to keep pace with rapidly scaling autonomous systems.
For most...