A Boardroom Reckoning

There is a powerful line spoken in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning:“For those we never meet.” Outside the cinema, it feels cinematic. Inside the boardroom, it feels confronting. Because board decisions rarely end with the present moment. They ripple forward—into...

Anywhere Door: What the Boardroom Door Doesn’t Tell You

Walking through Jonker Street in Malacca, I noticed a confectionery shop with an unexpected name: Anywhere Door. It felt whimsical, almost childlike. A door that promises possibility, imagination, and freedom. And yet, it sparked a very grown-up reflection about the...

Choosing the Sea: Leadership, Risk, and the Judgement to Govern

Choosing the Sea: Leadership, Risk, and the Judgement to Govern Seascape near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890), Arles, June 1888 In his writing about fishermen, Vincent van Gogh reflected on a powerful idea: fishermen know the sea is...

Navigation Boardroom Dynamics

Navigating Boardroom Dynamics – the Contested Arena Board directors are tasked with acting in the best interests of the organisation, which requires that they contribute constructively to ethical and effective decision-making in the Boardroom. Providing...

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...