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 bes...

Decoding is a skill taught at school, for both language processing and computer processing. It’s also a vital skill we need to learn for the boardroom, as it helps directors navigate its dynamics. The Board of Directors is constituted as a leadership...

As a new Board director, the relationships in the Boardroom appear to be relatively straightforward. As a new Board director, the relationships in the Boardroom appear to be relatively straightforward. In keeping with Governance Theory, everyone at t...

While there are several roles that Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) fulfil in the Boardroom, their primary role is to improve the board by providing an independent, objective and dispassionate view of both the board and the organisation – ultimately pr...

While the Non-Executive Directors are very much visible in the boardroom, on the other side of the spectrum is “the invisible Board member” – the Board or Company secretary. While the Non-Executive Directors are very much visible in the boardroom, on...

Three simple questions for ethical decision-making for Non-Executive Directors. Being a Board director is a serious responsibility, not least of all because Board directors can be held personally liable for any loss, damages or costs sustained by the...

There is a tendency for those appointed to a Board as a Director or Non-Executive Director to see their director position as not only the culmination of their professional careers, but also as a great personal opportunity – to network with senior exe...

Stop thinking this December/January I think.  Thinking is addictive.  2020 has been arguably a period of liminality. Previously I have used the transition between the New and Old Year to think. But this year-end, instead of reflecting on the past and...

What we do now creates the heritage of the future What heritage are you contributing to, for the future? The concept of Heritage can be both deceptively simple and incredibly complex. It can also be narrowed to the practices, traditions, beliefs in a...

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...