Top five boardroom priorities for 2020
By Alison Gill | 06/01/2020 in Blog posts
From ongoing environmental, social and governance issues, to uncertain decision-making, here are five predictions for challenges boards will need to address in 2020.
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Governance lessons to be learned from TSB debacle
By James Bagge | 19/11/2019 in Blog posts
The long-awaited probe into the IT crisis, that left 2m TSB customers without access to their current accounts, highlights key governance failings.
Preparing for a low-carbon economy
By Alison Gill | 14/11/2019 in Blog posts
Environmental degradation is now the risk that defines our age. As the need to accelerate progress to a low carbon economy mounts, there are three things boards can do to prepare.
How can non-executive directors be more effective?
By Murray Steele | 01/11/2019 in Blog posts
Murray Steele, experienced chairman, NED and Programme Director for the FT Non-Executive Diploma, guest blogs on supporting NEDs to challenge the board to become more effective.
How boards can address discontent over executive pay
By Alison Gill | 03/10/2019 in Blog posts
It’s not just corporate failures creating a backlash against executive pay. With the public and shareholders demanding a ‘culture of fairness’ we look at three things boards need to consider.
Should we be rating boards as good or bad?
By James Bagge | 26/06/2019 in Blog posts
In the wake of the large-scale failures of firms such as Carillion and BHS, the government is under pressure to crack down on ‘reckless’ directors.
Why subsidiaries need to embrace independence
By Peter Snowdon | 03/06/2019 in Blog posts
Even if a wholly owned subsidiary only differs from its parent company on occasion, it matters than it can think and act in its own interests.
Productivity crisis means boards should appoint more women
By Alison Gill | 25/04/2019 in Blog posts
Every negative trend needs a point of crisis to drive real change. Could the productivity crisis be the tipping point needed to smash the glass ceiling?
70% of FTSE 350 chairs under pressure to step down
By Alison Gill | 18/04/2019 in Blog posts
The nine-year limit for chairs is putting a number FTSE 350 companies under pressure to replace their chairs. But is this cause for concern or a good thing?
Why Brexit wouldn’t happen in a boardroom
By Alison Gill | 05/02/2019 in Blog posts
Bvalco co-founder, Alison Gill, explains why parliament could learn a thing or two about how successful boards manage divided opinion to identify creative shared solutions.
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