As August turns into September, there are four months left in the year.It is a useful moment for organizations to look back at the goals andpriorities they set at the beginning of the year and ask a simplequestion: are we where we intended to be? Setting strategic goals, approving an annual plan or adopting a… Continue reading Four months left of 2026: Are you where you intended to be?
Category: Governance
Topics realted to governance of organizations on a general level
More information does not equal more transparency
Organizations today publish more information than ever before. Annual reports, policies, strategies, meeting documents, sustainability data, risk assessments and governance statements are made easily available to employees, members, customers and the wider public. The information may all be there. Yet stakeholders can still be left unable to understand what really matters and instead be met… Continue reading More information does not equal more transparency
Used, but not governed?
According to McKinsey’s 2025 Global AI survey most organizations are still in the experimentation or piloting phase when it comes to the use of AI. However, 78 % of organizations use AI in at least one business function and 71 % report regular use of generative AI. AI use is no longer limited to the… Continue reading Used, but not governed?
AI governance is good governance
AI is too often treated as either a technology project or a legal compliance exercise. It is neither. AI is a cross-cutting strategic leadership issue that affects the entire organization: how rights data is managed, how members are communicated with, how licensing partners are assessed, how markets are monitored, how staff work, and how decisions… Continue reading AI governance is good governance
AI policy or AI in policies
There is a common reflex when organizations decide to take AI seriously: appoint a working group, draft an AI policy, publish it on the intranet, and consider the job done. The document exists. The box is ticked. Governance has been done. It hasn’t. AI is not a separate matter to be handled in a single… Continue reading AI policy or AI in policies
AI is not just tech & law
Many organisations still approach artificial intelligence (AI) as a question for IT department or legal team. A question of systems procurement, data management and compliance. These are important but they should be neither the starting point nor the end. Not just law. Not just tech. AI is a leadership challenge. AI is a cross-cutting issue… Continue reading AI is not just tech & law
Strategic goals and good governance
Organizations often discuss strategy and governance as if they were separate matters. Strategy is seen as setting direction and pursuing growth, while governance is treated as a question of compliance, structures and oversight. Often in a legalistic, tick-the-box kind of manner. In practice, however, these two are closely connected and should reinforce one another. Strategic… Continue reading Strategic goals and good governance
Don’t be fooled by the tech fix idea
Did somebody trick you today? Were you fooled you into believing something that wasn’t true? Today is April Fool’s Day, a day for harmless tricks. However, every day we are faced with situations that aren’t about jokes and funny tricks but about misperceptions, beliefs based on false information and assumptions that go unchallenged. These are… Continue reading Don’t be fooled by the tech fix idea
Good governance publication renewed
Back in 2020, I wanted to create a tool that could serve the board of directors and senior management in collective management organizations (CMOs) in the different creative industries. I worked with them on issues related to proper governance structures and decision-making processes, accountability and transparency in their organizations, and realized there was a need… Continue reading Good governance publication renewed