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Dangerous ideas made safe

By Julie Garland McLellan on October 11, 2010

Boards need to discuss horrible ideas: the idea that your product might no longer be relevant to your target market, the idea that your staff might prefer to work elsewhere, or that your technology might leave you unable to deliver goods and services. These are not issues that management like to talk about and, indeed, [...]

The changing role of boards and management as companies grow

By Julie Garland McLellan on August 27, 2010

The role of the board changes as the company grows and the management team becomes more diverse, with a wide range of experts who can contribute to strategy in different ways. A company passes through several stages in its life cycle. In the first stage ‘Start-up’ strategy is developed and implemented by the founder and [...]

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