While Australia is divided by states each navigating their own unique COVID path, one thing is clear: online meetings are here to stay. How Boards manage the communication evolution now will greatly affect long term organizational performance and culture – because ‘return to normal’ is not, and won’t ever be, ‘return to same’. Our conversations with Boards during this time …
The bushfire crisis that besieged Australia this summer has catapulted both climate change and the associated risks to the forefront of the nation’s psyche, and with a long rebuilding process ahead, the catastrophe is likely to remain a part of the country’s collective memory and indeed social fabric. With the devastation captured in graphic and terrifying footage by both professional …
The annual strategic planning workshop plays a crucial role in an organisation’s direction and future success, and presents an opportunity for directors to potentially have their most significant impact. When boards allocate time only once a year to settle on a strategic pathway, directors and CEOs must ensure the workshop or retreat yields the outcomes and results they are designed …
Governance by Design’s founder Sonya Beyers appeared on the Directorcast podcast to share her thoughts on future-focused leadership for directors. Sonya joined Marcel Mol, AICD’s General Manager, Education and host of Directorcast, to discuss core principals and leadership skills directors need to possess and develop in the rapidly-changing operating environment they now face. During the interview, Sonya shares: how leadership …
Governance by Design founding director Sonya Beyers discusses the role advisory boards can play in the future of good governance in Australia. This year, through a number of opportunities both in Australia and overseas, I have been learning about boardroom dynamics, governance influences that impede success, and drivers of effectiveness. What is apparent is that the operating environment that …
Governance by Design managing director Sonya Beyers is participating in the world-recognised INSEAD International Directors Programme, Module 1 of which includes a section on decision-making in the boardroom. Here, she shares some key takeaways in regards to decision-making for directors as individuals and boards as a whole, from the session she attended in Singapore. As directors, decision-making is at …
