The Link between Doctors’ Rooms and Boardrooms

When we don’t feel well, we go to see a doctor so that he or she can assess our symptoms, make a diagnosis and provide treatment so that we can get better as soon as possible. We choose the most suitable doctor based on our symptoms – we do not go to a dentist if […]

The Changing Role of the CoSec – Navigating through Uncertain Times

We don’t need to tell you that change is inevitable – it is around us everywhere every day. Another fact is that change happens faster and faster all the time. What does this require of us? Anthony D’Angelo believes that it requires us to “Become a student of change. It is the only thing that […]

Unity and Growth: The importance of ‘governing’ the family well

Successful family businesses all need to navigate the journey of healthy separation between The Family and The Business. While a growing business comes with its own challenges, navigating these together with the various interest groups and generations while considering everyone’s expectations makes for an interesting journey. This is not an easy task – and very […]

Three New Legislative and Regulatory Considerations for 2022

There are a number of anticipated key aspects that every board needs to explore for the year ahead. It is helpful to start by thinking of categories of trends, and then to extrapolate the details from there. One of these categories has to be pending board legislation and board regulation.  While the specifics may vary […]

How Board Evaluations can be Your Not-so-Secret Weapon

“There are things we know we know, those that we know we don’t know and those that we don’t know, we don’t know” – a slightly summarised version of Donald Rumsfeld’s (in)famous response at a news briefing in February 2002 – it is difficult to believe that was 20 years ago! To set the tone […]

Board Evaluations: Cost versus Reward

While board evaluations generally form part of any good boardroom methodology, many boards choose to not leverage the insight that can be gained from them. There are two reasons why boards usually conduct board evaluations: on the one hand there is basic compliance, and on the other is an investment to determine what has and […]

Personal Skills for High-Performance Directors and Boards

If your board members hone these skills, your board will be well poised for high-performance.

(Skill)Set Yourself Apart as a Director

We must continuously invest in ourselves to remain relevant. Do not let your knowledge, practices and skills become outdated.

Boardroom Conversations for the Future

In drafting this piece about what the Fourth Industrial Revolution (also known as 4IR) means for us as boards and directors, I am inspired by this tweet of a friend and colleague of mine, Richard Mulholland: The point is for directors to consider the idea of 4IR as potentially more of an evolution. The challenge is […]

Five Mistakes to Avoid when conducting a Board Evaluation

By Catherine Engmann A few months ago, a friend who I have worked with on various consulting projects sought my advice. He wanted to understand the best way to approach a board evaluation for a company that he was undertaking a financial consulting project with. While my friend is an excellent financial consultant, he has […]