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This blog past was written by Mark Wearden, an experienced NED, a nationally recognised authority on corporate governance, a prolific author, and...

What are the ethics of your boardroom? By what values and principles do you operate? Are they clear? Are they shared? Do they work? Ethical...

For new directors, the fundamental question is the same as for anyone in a new job looking to do that job well: what is my role? Or, to put it...

2021 is over. Whatever happened, you can probably meet that news with a sigh of relief. However, no time to breathe, here’s 2022. And looking...

If we describe a board of directors as the “mind and will of the company”, that begs the question, who is guiding that mind and will? At the risk...

We were delighted to read Carrie Kerpen’s article in Forbes magazine recently, profiling the work of our very own Susie Ashfield: Susie Ashfield...

It’s been a year-plus of pandemic now. How’s business? Thriving? Surviving? Looking for a way out? Businesses have seen (and implemented) a...

A guest blog by Grant Ashfield Reading time: 2:20s A few years ago I found myself working with a Board Team where the levels of trust were...

Henry Ford apparently once said, “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” Seems reasonable...

A guest blog by Grant Ashfield Reading time: 2:50s It’s 2021 and the storm is still blowing. The new year kicks off with the same...

A few years ago, I heard a cruel joke: Q: Why is a non-executive director like a bidet? A: No one knows what it’s really for but it adds a touch...

Every board wants to be leading a learning organisation. Or they should. Learning organisations tend to be innovative, streamlined...