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Obtain insight on a range of issues related to best practice in board governance; with content written and curated by the senior global team at Integrity Governance who have many years’ experience in making boards more effective.
The content provided by the consultants, led by Founder and Managing Partner John Harte – a sought after speaker and thought leader on board effectiveness, practical governance and business disruption – will provide food for thought for all those committed to delivering boards that add value.
In this section there’s a wealth of topical articles and reports featuring advice and tips on how boards can improve their decision making and be fit for the future, along with industry-related news.
Effectively onboarding new directors
As organisations navigate their way through the pandemic it’s more important than ever that new directors are able to hit the ground …
This article first appeared in the Institute of Directors Governance perspective series
The appointment of the CEO is probably the most critical decision that a board …
For true diversity boards need to look beyond demographics
All boards strive to deliver effective decision making that adds value. To achieve this you need the …
The evolution of the company secretary’s role
This article first appeared in the European Business Review.
The role of the company secretary in supporting board effectiveness can …
Corporate Governance & Family Firms
Family-owned businesses create substantial wealth, employment and opportunity in the communities they operate in. While many have decades, sometimes hundreds …
The Risk of Risk blindness
The pandemic has exposed the failure of many boards to effectively understand and predict risk. A large number have been blind …
What challenges will boards face in 2021?
This article first appeared in the EconoTimes
Despite the vaccine programme being well under way boards face another year of …
Panel discussion: Governance, Communication & Strategy For Family Firms
John Harte, Integrity Governance’s managing partner was recently part of a fantastic panel discussion with UK based …
John Harte, the Managing Partner at Integrity Governance, has just been published in the UK’s leading business magazine – Business Matters. John goes on to …
The fallout from the COVID health and economic crisis demands high-performing boards.
In these turbulent times boards are under pressure as never before, as they try …
By John Harte, Managing Partner of Integrity Governance
Leaders pre-pandemic would be told to “walk the floor” and “read the room”, to be seen, available and …
The pandemic has seen boards re-write business plans, challenge assumptions, change views on risk, rewards and opportunities. They have had to, as they arguably face …
Ensuring the board is an effective decision-making asset is the chairman’s key role.
As we enter 2021, good chairmen must consider how they and their …
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed our understanding of the type of business risks faced by boards. The impact of a health crisis that could …
At the start of 2020, director duties and responsibilities are more onerous than ever. Following reports from the various Australian Royal Commissions over the last …
A good Board Chair understands they are a facilitator to achieve the best outcomes rather than a “commander”.
They listen more than they speak, and they …
Regulators are taking more interest in board and organisational culture as a result of the Hayne Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and …
Observations from the Prudential enquiry report into the CBA
A well thought out and carefully structured induction process can help new directors to hit the ground running. It will enable them to make …