by Sean McDonald | Sep 27, 2019 | Media
By: Chris Keall Business writer, NZ Herald chris.keall@nzherald.co.nz @ChrisKeall Auckland-based BoardPro has won a contract with NZ Rugby that will see 26 provincial unions, five Super Rugby franchises and the NZ Maori Rugby Board adopt its boardroom governance...
by Sean McDonald | Sep 5, 2019 | Governance
A chairman I know recently tabled the following advice from the IoD to set the tone for refreshing a board. “A board that truly adds value is not just a group of high performing individuals. A good board is a balanced team with complementary skill sets and a culture...
by Sean McDonald | Jul 26, 2019 | Governance
Senior executives and governors are busy people by nature. As the adage goes ‘if you want something done – give it to a busy person’. However, there are ways to make this easier for everyone and having a strong board meeting process is central to that. Here are 4...
by Sean McDonald | Jun 19, 2019 | Governance
Over the years we’ve had many ongoing conversations with people about board governance. What we have learnt is that productive board meetings are those that are ‘front loaded’ i.e are directly proportional to the front work in the agenda and the preparation of...
by Sean McDonald | Jun 4, 2019 | Pain Points
In many cases, directors and executives are dissatisfied with the outcome of board meetings. In many such cases ‘the board seems disconnected from their core function.’ Too often, boards that centre their meetings around the CEO report suffer this problem. Whilst it’s...