Board Leadership – Knowing how to apply the Business Judgement Rule in effective decision making

Considering a Board Leadership role – Understand the risks and responsibilities as a Non-Executive Director.

Summary: Considering a Board Leadership role should not be taken lightly. Non-Executive Directors face personal liability, so understanding the risk and responsibilities for each Board appointment is critical. Corporate Governance requires critical oversight by the...

Stop thinking this December/January

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...

Being a Board Director during Covid-19

Being a Board Director during Covid-19 Directors spend a significant amount of their time in boardrooms and need the requisite intellectual curiosity, self-awareness, and competencies to achieve their organisation’s strategy.  Today’s boardroom is already dealing with...

Evoke Awareness

Evoke Awareness – A Poem The visceral “fight or flight” feelings evoked by seeing street protests, remind me also of the feelings I experienced, when I first started coaching. That sense, that I am being judged because I am seen as an “Other”, a woman coach, a...