Charity Governance Summit
By Alison Gill | 04/08/2021 in Events
I am speaking at the Forthcoming Charity Governance Summit 15-16th September (Day 2) on Wellbeing and employees’ mental health across sectors with co speakers Paul…
The Role of the Board in scaling technology enabled businesses.
By Alison Gill | 05/07/2021 in Blog posts
Colin Tenwick, Senior Advisor, Investor, Chairman and NED joined Alison Gill to discuss his substantial experience helping organisations to grow and scale. Colin discussed how…
Tags: Board review, Boards, governance, technology, upscale business
Power of emotion – Part 4: How good boards stay effective
By Alison Gill | 22/06/2021 in Blog posts
Corporate boards are by definition dealing with big issues and are responsible for taking important decisions. This is rarely achieved efficiently without a really sound…
Tags: Boards, goals, governance, Growth, strategy
Do boards need people people?
By Alison Gill | 08/06/2021 in Blog posts
Boardroom agendas are increasingly concerned with people issues – a trend explored by Bvalco’s Ali Gill in HR Magazine.
Tags: Boards, governance, HR, People
Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance. We consider the latest government white paper and raise some key questions.
By Peter Snowdon | 25/05/2021 in Blog posts
Peter Snowdon considers the Government proposal to require directors to attest to the effectiveness of their company’s internal controls.
Tags: audit, Boards, governance, risk, trust
Board Effectiveness Guild paper
By Alison Gill | 21/05/2021 in Blog posts
We know that a review of a board’s effectiveness is important but the true value of that review is not always guaranteed.
I recently chaired a discussion with NEDs on not only what makes a review good, but also bad and even ugly.
Much like a board review itself, an open and honest analysis of what works and what doesn’t provided invaluable insights into how we can be better. Here are the key takeaways’.
Power of emotion – Part 3: How will boards learn from the pandemic?
By Alison Gill | 10/05/2021 in Blog posts
The first action for boards as we begin to exit the pandemic is to effectively review how the board operated throughout, what are the learnings…
Tags: beliefs, Boards, culture, process, roles, strategy, values
The Role of the Board in Scaling Technology Enabled Businesses
By Alison Gill | 04/05/2021 in Events
A Conversation with Colin Tenwick Few executives would argue against the need for digital transformation to remain competitive. The reality is many struggle to adopt the…
‘They think it’s all over – it is (for) now
By Peter Snowdon | 28/04/2021 in Blog posts
The spectacular own goal of the European Super League (ESL) may be a symptom of governance failures at the companies that control the clubs. Powerful owners were in the spotlight but where were the Directors and what governance considerations were undertaken before decisions were made? Peter Snowdon explores.
Tags: Board, Directors Duties, European Super League, governance
What should a board consider when shopping for a new leader?
By Joy Macknight | 19/04/2021 in Blog posts
What should a board consider when shopping for a new leader. Joy McKnight, Editor of The Banker talks to Alison Gill about the many questions around what boards should be thinking about when considering who should next take the helm.
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