By Julie Garland McLellan on August 1, 2013
Zander has joined the board of a privately owned company that is growing rapidly and has plans to list within the next year or two. He is excited by the prospect of the IPO and determined to do a good job as a director, even though he has no prior board experience. He is finding […]
By Julie Garland McLellan on May 5, 2013
Victor is a director on a medium sized listed company board. The Chairman has been ill for several months and is not going to get better. He has announced that he wishes to retire. The Managing Director is keen that one of the directors, who had a strong track record as an executive within the […]
By Julie Garland McLellan on April 7, 2013
Ursula is a director on of an industry association. Although they use terms such as ‘ Councillor’ and ‘council’ it is constituted as a board and the members have the same duties and responsibilities as directors under the corporations act. All directors are nominated by companies within the industry and serving on ‘The Council’ is seen […]
By Nick Lindsay on January 24, 2013
Grant Thornton have issued their annual Corporate Governance Review for 2012; which is a review of the annual reports of the FTSE 350 to analyse their compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code. The headline grabbing figure is that full compliance with the Code has hit a plateau, with 51% of the FTSE 350 being […]
By Carter McNamara on December 31, 2012
There are numerous myths that seem to persist about Boards of Directors. Here’s a list of 10 of them. Myth –The phrase “corporate Boards” conventionally refers to statutory, for-profit Boards. However, statutory nonprofit Boards are Boards of a corporation, too, so they’re both “corporate Boards.” Myth — A Board of Directors can delegate its fiduciary […]
By Carter McNamara on August 14, 2012
(Guest post from Hank Lewis.) An email said: My organization is 2nd in my life only to my family. I also feel responsible for the integrity of the organization and for protecting it from changes that would endanger that integrity. This organization works to create programs that bridge educational gaps between and about indigenous cultures. […]
By Carter McNamara on July 5, 2012
(Guest post from Hank Lewis.) An Email Said: My organization has no paid staff, is essentially unfunded at this time, and Board Members receive no compensation of any kind including expense reimbursement. I’m the chairman of the Board and founder of the organization. When I sign things, I use the title “Executive Director,” even though […]
By Julie Garland McLellan on June 27, 2012
Nagachandra is a director on the board of a not-for-profit company. The CEO has a board seat. This position was argued against by the former chairman but other board members prevailed saying that the CEO was firstly responsible and trustworthy and secondly more knowledgeable about the operations than any non-executive director could ever hope to […]
By Julie Garland McLellan on April 7, 2012
Kate is a director on the board of a large national not-for-profit company. The board is comprised of well-intentioned and conscientious professionals who bring diverse viewpoints and bountiful energy to their board discussions. None of them are qualified in governance or have experience on other boards but all take their responsibilities seriously and strive to […]
By Julie Garland McLellan on March 6, 2012
James is a recently-appointed director on the board of a family business. He is the nephew of the founder and has worked in the business for several years since completing his MBA. He is concerned because the board meetings are all taken up with historical reports and endless discussions of ‘who did what’ and how […]
Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library.
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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.
Nick Lindsay of Elemental CoSec, provides corporate governance, legal and company secretarial advice to a wide range of companies in the UK.