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Practical Tips for Boards in Times of Crisis

By Julie Garland McLellan on January 24, 2012

Company directors are currently working harder than ever before as they attempt to steer their companies through the chaos caused by the global financial crisis. Many organisations that have suffered (or even precipitated) the crisis displayed most of the externally visible attributes of good governance. Good governance structures and reporting are associated with good corporate [...]

Boldly into the Breach – the Lead Independent Director

By Julie Garland McLellan on April 18, 2011

When the Lead Independent Director role was first introduced it was viewed with suspicion. Now, in companies where the incumbent has performed well, it is viewed as an essential component of board success.

Passion in the Boardroom

By Julie Garland McLellan on December 15, 2010

Many directors of Government owned enterprises take up the role because they want to have an effect on the organisation and, through the organisation, on the society they live in and will bequeath to their children. Even directors who do not profess a burning sense of mission will admit to a deep sense of responsibility for organisational and societal outcomes. Only directors who can apply their passion in a board-appropriate manner will successfully manage to influence events and corporations. Few directors receive any training in how to do this.

Meaningful Minutes

By Julie Garland McLellan on November 19, 2010

This blog post explores the use of detailed board minutes and the risks of inadvertent disclosure.

Making the transition from manager to director

By Julie Garland McLellan on November 5, 2010

This post examines some of the differences in thinking between managers and directors. It explains how to assist when a novice director needs help in making the required changes to their thinking.

A vote for consensus

By Julie Garland McLellan on July 31, 2010

Recent calls by the governance advisory community for the individual voting record of each director to be disclosed to shareholders are missing an important aspect of boardroom dynamics – joint and several liability.

Control and Equity

By Julie Garland McLellan on July 15, 2010

Making the leap – from entreprenuerial to corporate

Here's Some First Steps to Start "Fixing" a Broken Board

By Carter McNamara on June 5, 2010

When Boards have recurring problems, such as poor attendance, low participation, high turnover of members or increasing conflicts, here’s a quick process that I’ve used successfully to “jump start” recovery. Sure, the steps aren’t all of those needed for complete Board development — those steps would produce a blog post about 25 pages long.  But [...]

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Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. [Read more ...]

Julie Garland-McLellan uses her experience and depth of knowledge in corporate governance to show boards with limited resources how to be more effective through practical governance innovation and know-how.
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Nick Lindsay of Elemental CoSec, provides corporate governance, legal and company secretarial advice to a wide range of companies in the UK.
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