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When Something Shifts in the Boardroom…

Driving along the highway recently, I noticed something that immediately caught my eye.A ship.Not at sea.Not in a harbour. It wasn’t wrong.It simply looked… out of place.And that is exactly how certain moments in the boardroom feel.There is no dramatic disagreement.No...

The Boardroom – Apex of an ego-system or home to an eco-system? Board Leadership

The Board of Directors is generally considered to be the most important leadership collective in an organisation, tasked with the all-important mission of guiding the fortunes of a venerable and admired institution. As such, it is composed of the best and brightest...

Board culture and the unwritten rules by Joy-Marie Lawrence

The Institute of Directors of South Africa (IODSA) invited me to do a webinar on “ Decoding the Boardroom – Board culture and the unwritten rules” as part of their Boardroom Bytes series, on Wednesday 5 August 2020. Joy-Marie Lawrence is the Founder and CEO of...