Leadership and the Structure of Trust
By Paul R. Lawrence and Robert Porter Lynch
Trust enables everything to move faster more effortlessly,and with less conflict.
In the business world, executives soon...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Living with Uncertainty – The Importance of Transformation, Culture,...
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In recent years, transformation skills have gained significant importance at the...
Mastering Board Governance in the Digital Age
In the drive for digitalisation, the emphasis tends to be on the operational aspects of the business. But shouldn't there be benefits for the...
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...
Becoming the Chairman
By Didier Cossin and Michael Watkins
The move from CEO to Chairman is a major role shift. Success requires a set of leadership qualities which...
The Importance of Adopting a Loving Attitude Towards Stakeholders
By Dr. Bruno Roque Cignacco
In the business environment, love is commonly seen as a feeling totally alien to the cultures of most organisations. Some...
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: Will AI Make the Better Business Judgement?
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In this episode of the Better Boards Podcast, Professor Katja...
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...
Global Trends of Corporate Governance in 2022
Contrary to the hopes and expectations of governance observers and board members, stakeholders’ and investors’ interests in board effectiveness have increased over the years....
The Better Boards Podcast Series: A Balancing Act – Where Should EMEIA Boards Focus...
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Managing an ever-growing agenda, boards today face a plethora of...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: On Creating a Digitally Savvy Board
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Being digitally conversant in an era of digital transformation is...
What Are We Doing Today to Prevent Our Company’s Next Ethical Disaster?
By David De Cremer
Imagine that you are walking past a restaurant where you clearly see that the condition of the electric wiring in the...
Introducing The Better Boards Podcast Series
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Managed by Dr Sabine Dembkowski, a trusted board advisor who has...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Gender Equality in the Workplace Starts at the Top
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Despite living in an era of rapid technological advancements, ground...
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...
Covering Blind Spots. Does the Board have the Right Information for Effective Decision Making?
By Pedro B. Agua
Does your board have the right information for decision making? Better decision making has been a growing demand at any organizational...
The Cycle of ESG and Compliance
By Gerry Zack, CEO of Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics® (SCCE) & Health Care Compliance Association® (HCCA)
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: What do Board Members Need to Think About to...
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Climate change has transitioned from distant environmental concern to pressing...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Board as a Team
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The Board as a Team may be a surprising topic....
Corporate Governance In Startups Balancing Innovation and Sustainability
By Javier Cabetas, Iván Fernández-Muñoz, Pedro Cesar Martinez-Moran, and Fernando Diez
In an increasingly complex and globalised business world, corporate governance can guide companies to...
Four Areas Where Boards Fall Short
By Didier Cossin and Yukie Saito
This article examines four critical governance failures in boards: risk management, strategic oversight, executive and non-executive relationships, and integrity....
Board Membership: Navigating the New Uncertainties
Remember when there was an invisible line separating business from political and social movements? Corporate leaders largely kept quiet about their beliefs and values, trying...
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....
Reinventing Management
By Julian Birkinshaw
What is the future of management? Can management be reinvented to make it more effective as an agent of economic progress and...
Corporate ESG Agendas: Are GCs Ready to Lead the Charge?
By Evangelos Apostolou, Major, Lindsey & Africa
In a year fashioned by the shared experience of the pandemic, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement has...
Think Again: How good leaders can avoid bad decisions
By Andrew Campbell and Jo Whitehead
Leaders can make good decisions or less good decisions. Several years ago, we set out to understand the causes...
Making 2026 the Year of Real Governance Change: Turning Board Evaluations into Action
By Thomas Keil and Marianna Zangrillo
Most boards still treat evaluations as a compliance exercise rather than a catalyst for change and improvement. In this...
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...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Power of Trust – How Can Boards Build...
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Trust is the most potent force underlying the success of...
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...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: AI and Advanced Analytics – Delivering Value for Directors...
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With the fast-paced democratisation of AI and advanced analytics, problem-solving...
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...
Neurodiversity as a Catalyst for Change in the Modern-Day Workplace
By Charlotte Roberts
Gone are the days of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ workplace, and as businesses strive to innovate and adapt, neurodiversity works as a powerful catalyst...
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...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Governance Challenges in Africa
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High-profile corporate scandals globally have generated increased interest in corporate...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: How can Boards Convert Sustainability from a Wish to...
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Boards have an essential role to play. When companies face...
Values, Values on the wall, Just do business and forget them all: Wells Fargo,...
By Avi Liran and Simon L. Dolan
There is a growing discrepancy between the values stated on the wall and values in action. In the...
Big Business Models Are Back-to-Front Create Long-term Value By Putting Shareholders At the Back-end...
By Paul Strebel
Large firms have been treating their shareholders as their most critical stakeholders. In the short run this might make sense, but 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...
The Anatomy of Board of Director Culture
By Patrick R. Dailey
Culture matters more than before. Unless the right board culture is in place, nothing very special is likely to happen.
Talented directors...
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...
Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: Finding an Optimal Level?
By Won-Yong Oh, Loren Falkenberg, and Jim Dewald
There has been an increase in the number of women serving on boards. Today, everyone talks about...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Insights into the German Corporate Governance Debate – Learnings,...
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Every country has its fair share of corporate failures. Afterwards,...
What Can the Boardroom Learn from the Musician?
By Ben Hughes
This article explores what business leaders can learn from musicians, highlighting resilience, improvisation, purpose-driven work, and deep listening. Drawing parallels between the...
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...
Getting Ahead of EU AI Literacy Requirements – How Businesses Can Stay Compliant and...
By Jonathan Armstrong
AI is transforming business, but the understanding of AI is not universal. Jonathan Armstrong, Partner at Punter Southall Law, outlines the new...
Gender Parody: How to Get Even More White Men on Your Corporate Board
By Stefanie Johnson
Unlike the United States, many European countries have seen declines in the percent of white men on corporate boards. The author presents...
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...
