Author: Rebekah Cooper

While ESG is a current hot topic for all boards, the way in which they are defining and addressing it differs wildly. What...

A shared understanding of an organisation’s purpose increases the board’s effectiveness in every aspect of its role. What is "purpose"? How can a...

Purpose has always been important, but factors like climate change, social inequality and political instability have increased the focus on how business can...

A Board Skills Matrix is a relatively simple grid or table which lists the essential skills and experience the board agrees it should...

It is widely accepted that diverse boards are more effective. Regulators are taking far more interest in what boards are doing to mitigate...

When governance professionals are choosing between questionnaires or interviews for their board review, they needn’t think they’re choosing between a deeper or lesser...

Choosing between questionnaires or interviews can seem like choosing between lesser or deeper insight. But it doesn’t have to be. Questionnaire-based and interview-based...

Why do clever people do stupid things? Independent Audit Founder, Jonathan Hayward and Dr. Paul Furey, Founder and CEO of Paul Furey Ltd....