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Director competency and skills, tenure and capacity continue to be of on-going debate inside and outside of boardrooms. The financial press this week continues the debate. Stephen Howell, Director and Principal Advisor at Effective Governance, the g

The short answer is that they were both at the centre of a recent tragic event that occurred at a NSW aged care facility. On 5 July 2023, a 95-year-old resident in the facility was tasered by police, and later passed away. In a performance report u

Survive, revive and thrive At a time when the economic aftermath of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic remains a real issue for Australian organisations, it is easy to push aside matters such as board evaluations. For boards required to undergo a p

In my opinion piece ‘Who is Governing’ published on 4 October 2018 I acknowledged the regulators, ASIC and APRA have not always met community expectations. I also highlighted boards have strict accountability for governing in the best interest o

Boards, like our cricketers, have exposed themselves to an expectation gap. That is, the difference between what the public, investors and stakeholders believe boards should be accountable for and what a board believes it is accountable? I argue ther