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Board of directors is responsible for diversity

Is your board up-to-date on how it should help your company with the diversity policy? In the corporate governance guidelines of many countries, it is recommended that the board be responsible for setting and reaching ambitious diversity goals. Relevant diversity in the company helps lay the foundation for good business performance and creates a diverse

Board of directors is responsible for diversity2023-03-27T09:54:31+00:00

How to work better with your board of directors

Does your top team work well with the board? Ensuring a successful relationship is a double win, maximizing chances for company success and thereby securing your job! For many executive teams and senior leaders, presenting to the board of directors feels like an unwelcome distraction from the critical day-to-day operational work. Company leaders have been

How to work better with your board of directors2023-03-16T19:26:43+00:00

Board role in Enterprise Risk Management

How is your company doing in terms of enterprise risk management? Are your top execs and board aligned on company risks and how to handle them? For many companies, this is an area ripe for continuous improvement. Part of the board’s role is to oversee this process, ensuring that major risks are identified and mitigated.

Board role in Enterprise Risk Management2023-03-16T19:29:39+00:00

Inspiration for board stakeholder engagement activities and reporting

Does your board know how to engage well with stakeholders and report on this important activity? As many companies know, the UK has a long tradition of having a corporate governance code which includes detailed guidelines on how the board should engage with and report on involvement with stakeholders. More and more countries are following

Inspiration for board stakeholder engagement activities and reporting2023-01-30T11:29:22+00:00

What “good” looks like when reporting your board evaluation to the public

Has your company remembered to include in your Annual Report, the right information regarding your 2022 board evaluation? In the article below we highlight some good examples. Every year, Leadership Advisor Group does in-depth desk research to understand how companies are reporting the procedure and conclusions of their annual board evaluations. Good reporting shows transparency

What “good” looks like when reporting your board evaluation to the public2023-03-16T19:34:42+00:00

Corporate Secretaries are important contributors to board success

Celebrate your Corporate Secretaries for their invaluable contributions to the board! At Leadership Advisor Group, we have the great pleasure of working closely with a significant number of extremely professional boards. From our large pool of data, we know that having a “good” Chair is a strong indicator of a value-creating board. However, what many

Corporate Secretaries are important contributors to board success2022-12-19T15:10:36+00:00

Evaluate individual board members to improve board performance

Evaluating individual board members is important but often overlooked Most reputable companies want to comply with good corporate governance and hence, among other things, do an annual board evaluation. These national governance codes normally state that the effectiveness of each board member should also be evaluated. However, often boards avoid tackling this part of the

Evaluate individual board members to improve board performance2022-12-12T16:31:22+00:00

Boards should do more benchmarking

Does your board benchmark vs other boards? While top leadership teams and boards usually put in a lot of effort benchmarking the company to competitors, only a few boards benchmark themselves against other (competitor) boards. Hence most boards miss out on understanding what other boards do well in terms of composition, types of committees, number

Boards should do more benchmarking2022-11-22T16:22:50+00:00

The board should help ensure leadership talent

Questions the Board should ask the CHRO (to ensure talent management rather than crisis management!) One of the board’s responsibilities is to help ensure leadership talent, so that the company has the human competencies to execute its strategy. For this reason, the board needs to feel confident that the company is promoting, recruiting, and retaining

The board should help ensure leadership talent2022-09-28T16:07:02+00:00

Does your board have a backup plan for replacing the CEO?

Did you know your Board is responsible for having a plan for who can succeed the current CEO in short and long term? Imagine this scenario: You are on the board of a large, publicly listed company, and the CEO of the company unexpectedly resigns, or worse, becomes ill or unable to perform the CEO

Does your board have a backup plan for replacing the CEO?2022-06-22T15:54:29+00:00
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