Succession as a key pillar of value creation
Across 155 boards in the BoardOutlook 2025 benchmark pool, approximately four in ten directors (39%) name enhancing executive talent and succession as a top priority for driving value creation over ...
The average graduate gets better feedback than the average CEO
The average graduate gets better feedback than the average CEO. Over the past decade I have put that contention to hundreds of executives and non-executive directors. The reaction is almost always ...
by Steve PellProfessionalising Governance in Founder-Led Businesses
What to build, what to defer Founder-led businesses that have grown organically arrive at the question of governance late, and usually under external pressure. A new investor wants a board. A ...
by Steve PellLatest thinking
View all articlesHow do you measure the success of a board review?
An easy trap for inexperienced chairs is to measure the success of a board review based on a report or discussion. ...
by Allie Gertz
How COVID has changed work health and safety
Lockdown shone a spotlight on different ways of working, in particular remote working, and the work health and safety ...
by Diane Smith-Gander
Are directors becoming more prepared for board meetings?
Effective decision-making in the boardroom is crucial to successful corporate governance. Typically, discussions on ...
by BoardOutlook
The six most important steps for a board to take in a crisis
Over my career I’ve seen a number of short and long-term crises. Regardless of what started the crisis, how the board ...
by Launa Inman
Reimagining your board skills matrix
Board composition and director skills have never been more important, or scrutinised, than they are today. Whilst ...
by BoardOutlook
10 questions for the board to ask on cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is a potential minefield of risk. Every company must be thinking about it, and every board needs to be ...
by Russell Yardley
Questions to help you find the right role for your board in stakeholder management
Many boards struggle to find the right role to take in key stakeholder relationships. The decision to have one (or ...
by BoardOutlook
Checklist for effective director induction
Good boards never assume that someone knows how to be a director. They never assume that someone know how their board ...
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If the CEO gets 100% of at risk compensation every year, the system is broken
Defending executive compensation is impossible unless we get serious about “at risk” compensation
by Diane Smith-Gander