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The 7 Governance Myths

The 7 Governance Myths

Myth 1 As a non-executive director you get the best out of your executive colleagues by always keeping them on their toes. In a unitary board environment where executives attend and contribute in board meetings. board’s work better collectively when there is a collegiate approach. An aggressive approach is counter-productive and although healthy tension and

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The 7 Governance Myths

The 7 Governance Myths

Within the field of governance, there are several myths or commonly held beliefs which surround what good governance is. These myths can lead to the wrong focus, bad practice or even failure. I would like to share with you my thoughts on what I call the ‘7 Governance Myths’ to lift some of the c...
30 November 2021
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Strategies for Success

Strategies for Success

In this sixth and final article, I will take you through some strategies that could help boards lead their organisations to success.
29 October 2021
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Lions and Eagles

Lions and Eagles

In recent articles I’ve taken you through four dysfunctional board behaviours, each represented by an animal: the ostrich (denies the problem and does nothing); the wild goose (thinks they know more than they do and is busy but without purpose or strategy); the elephant in the room (ignores the pr...
30 September 2021
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The Big Bad Wolf

The Big Bad Wolf

The book Gray Rhino by Michele Wucker looks at how we should recognise and act on the obvious dangers that we ignore. In the big bad wolf scenario, a board is aware that there is a problem or a challenge to face down, but the action it takes is not proportional to the level of threat.
31 August 2021
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The White Elephant

The White Elephant

There are some leaders who ignore what’s under their noses. They are the white elephants. We often talk about people ignoring the ‘elephant in the room’, meaning something that should be impossible to ignore – but we ignore it all the same. This is the theme for this third article in my seri...
30 July 2021
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The Red Goose

The Red Goose

The main trait of the red goose board can be summed in the word ‘busy’. Here, there is a lot of activity going on – but it’s the wrong kind of things. People are running around in circles but not actually achieving anything. They are on a wild goose chase.
30 June 2021
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