The board of directors in any organization holds many important roles and responsibilities. The board’s strategic, advisory and supervisory tasks carry significant responsibility for the direction, oversight and long-term success of an organization. They approve strategies, oversee risks and performance, advise and challenge management, make significant decisions and ultimately hold management accountable. But how often… Continue reading Is your board as good as it could be?
Category: Tools
Tools for organizational and leadership development
Four months left of 2026: Are you where you intended to be?
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?
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
Code of Conduct – just another document or a practical guide?
Many organizations take on the task of drafting or updating their Code of Conduct when there is outside pressure from the organization’s stakeholders, there are significant changes in the operational environment or the existing Code of Conduct no longer fits the current situation. When updating or developing a Code of Conduct, it is important not… Continue reading Code of Conduct – just another document or a practical guide?
The board charter: from paper to practice
Boards guide organizations through increasingly complex environments. They must be able to analyze the impacts of changes in the regulatory framework, customer behavior and technological advances, make challenging strategic decisions, oversee operations and support the senior management. The requirements for board work and the workload are far from easy. An important element in getting the… Continue reading The board charter: from paper to practice
Governance toolkit
Governance can seldom be improved by a quick fix. It’s not done by simply updating a policy, creating a code of conduct, or publishing organizational values on a website. Instead, good governance develops through continuous reflection, discussion, planned actions and deliberate effort over time. Different tools are needed both to assess the current situation and… Continue reading Governance toolkit