Alison Gill is a behavioural psychologist, triple Olympian and the co-founder of Bvalco, a board evaluation consultancy focused on helping boards become fit for the future.
Sustaining board unity during coronavirus
Finding a way through the current crisis will inevitably give rise to tensions at board level. Critical to managing these tensions is uniting directors behind a shared set of values.
Although this might seem like an exercise for a less hectic time, values define how a group goes about making decisions and difficult choices.
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The FTSE Women Leaders Review 2026 celebrates significant and positive change in addressing gender imbalance in the board room, with public and private companies in the FTSE 350 at or near a 40% target for appointing women onto boards.
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