Is a board composed entirely of independent directors superior to a board with only insiders? Can we identify an optimal board structure that works for every company and in every circumstance? Over the past years, governance experts have attempted to answer these questions, often unsuccessfully.

Independent Directors (IDs) continue to be seen by academics, regulators and investors as cornerstones of modern corporate governance. In the UK, US and most other developed countries codes of corporate governance mandate that a majority of board directors – including the chairman of the board are deemed independent.

Discussions around 'best interest' of the company visà- vis shareholders/owners, which is now becoming increasingly ground-zero topic, has set a pathway to this opinion piece on Board Governance to ensure sustainable value creation.

Specifically, the murder of George Floyd and it changed our conversations, actions, and approaches to race and within that, gave stakeholder capitalism a renewed relevance.

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...

During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, human resources (HR) leaders rightly prioritized employee health and safety and then office re-openings, while also dealing with a myriad of unforeseen pressures, such as changing workers' expectations, reinvigorated social justice movements, and growing supply chain problems.

When Tom Peters and Thomas Waterman Jr. wrote In Search of Excellence, first published in 1982, they set out to provide a blueprint for how companies can “stay on top of the heap”.

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...

Board decision-making reminds me of the film Sliding Doors. The film presents two outcomes. In one, the main character just about makes it through the closing doors of a train and the outcome is x.

Understanding how to offset, mitigate and transfer risk is the true work of executive leaders and board directors. This work becomes even more important amid increasing and evolving cyber threats.