Boards of Directors should feel involved and committed to a company’s success. But traditions sometimes limit their possible contributions. Adhering to the long-standing view of “noses in, fingers out” relative to corporate...
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Blending the ‘Wisdom of the Experienced’ with the ‘Wisdom of the Next Gen.’ “Hey Paul, I’m in my early 30’s and want to sit on a board. Is this possible?” “Hi Paul, you talk a lot about intergenerational...
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) The Institute of Directors has just conducted Dubai Global Convention 2023 with the theme “Building Future Ready Organisations”. The responsibility is to be shared equally by the...
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Different stakeholders can have varying views and expectations of business in general, markets and the capitalist system, and also of individual companies and their boards. Views of some enterprises may also differ from those of...
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Corporate boards vary greatly in the extent to which they could be said to be effective and responsible, create positive value for a company’s stakeholders and wider society, impact upon the environment and contribute to...
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Purpose, priorities, goals and objectives can sometimes be critiqued, discussed and resulting changes communicated more quickly than the time many companies take to periodically review the strategies they employ to pursue and...
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Some countries will partially or wholly disappear as sea levels rise. Others will become largely uninhabitable or cease to be viable. As coastal cities are inundated, significant proportions of the national infrastructures of...
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Customers and other stakeholders may hold a diversity of views on what is excellent and innovative and employ differing criteria for deciding what represents excellence and innovation. These can also evolve over time and as...
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Our futures and those of many other life forms on our planet are not assured. Unsustainable growth, lifestyles and business activities are adversely affecting the environment and biodiversity, using up scarce natural capital and...
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Board meeting agendas and the papers that directors receive relating to them can determine how effectively they discharge their legal and other duties and responsibilities and influence the areas which they may address and...
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