An Accreditation Milestone for the Applied Directorship Programme
Now in its sixth year of being facilitated, our Applied Directorship Programme has been accredited! Close to 600 aspirant and experienced board members have joined us on the journey to becoming high-performing directors and have used this knowledge to create value wherever they find themselves. The Technical Detail The 11-month programme is accredited with Services […]
A New Milestone in Sirdar’s Journey
It’s not all about rugby as these leading All Blacks fans embark on a farewell tour New Zealand-born Carl Bates who has nurtured and grown Africa’s leading boardroom specialist, Sirdar, for the past 16 years, has sold his shares to South Africa-based NPI Governance Consulting (Pty) Ltd. Having founded the business in 2006, Carl has […]
Women on Boards: A Potential Triple Win
Noreena Hertz said: “Having women on boards is good for women, good for the economy and good for society. A win-win-win outcome: how rare.” Find out more.
People Considerations when Creating a Board
If the person you are looking to appoint has these characteristics, you are already halfway to building a high-performance board.
4IR: The Board’s Perspective
The board’s role in governing technology use – now known as ICT (Information and Communications Technology) – is increasing and accelerating, especially so given the COVID-19 pandemic. In a nutshell, ICT governance requires ensuring alignment of technology with the company’s strategy, overseeing technology implementation, and assessing the impact of the technology on the business as […]
Delinquency and its remedy
Breaking news over the past week has been the finding that Dudu Myeni, former Chairwoman of South African Airways has been declared delinquent for life. What exactly does this mean and what are the remedies for delinquency? We must start with what the term delinquency means, and why we, as directors, should pay attention to […]
Directors’ Duties in a Nutshell
There seem to be so many cases in the media around the globe of directors acting badly! Whether they are directors in conflict with one another on the front pages of the newspaper for all to see or companies that seem to be encumbered by the effects of boardroom decisions gone wrong or awry many […]
