An article by Helen Pitcher
As Stephen Gerrard tweeted during the Brazil v. Germany debacle, Brazil have Neymar, Portugal have Ronaldo but Germany has a team.
The Co-operative Conundrum
An article by Helen Pitcher
I read with sadness the piece by Matthew Goodman in The Sunday’s Times about the Co-operative Group. Goodman suggests that the appointment of Mark Bicknell, a veteran of the Co-op, who has been on various area committees since 2005, was perhaps not quite the radical overhaul modernisers hoped for.
Remuneration Committee Aspects of Board Effectiveness Reviews
KidsOut Big Day Out - Drayton Manor
Joanne Writtle reports for BBC Midlands Today
A day out is something we all love but for children with poor health or other issues a visit to somewhere such as a theme park can be really special. The KidsOut charity has been organising trips for disadvantaged children for 25 years. Its largest gathering took place today with three and a half thousand children invited to Drayton Manor Park near Tamworth.
A Milestone for Women on Boards
An article by Helen Pitcher
A stepping stone not a stopping point, is how I would describe the predicted appointment of a female to the last FTSE 100 all male Boardroom.
The Board's Strategic Succession Imperative
An article by Advanced Boardroom Excellence for Governance
First published by Governance, May 2014, Issue 239
Helen Pitcher argues that succession planning needs to be broader than simply board level appointments and should include identifying the talent pipeline within.
'… succession needs a 20-year horizon not the limited three- to five-year horizon that spans a typical CEO’s tenure. Interestingly, organisations that have focused in depth on such matters have had long-standing CEO’s, stellar performance and a clear and deeper focus on their talent, providing both formal development, stretch assignments and exposure to the board.'
External Board Evaluations
An article by Advanced Boardroom Excellence for the LexisNexis Company Secretary’s Review
Vol 37, No. 23, Published on 26 February 2014
Last month a new draft Code of Practice on independent external board evaluations was published. Seamus Gillen from Advanced Boardroom Excellence explains the reason for producing the draft Code, sets out the contents of the Code, and considers what will happen next.
Emotional Intelligence as a Defining Top leadership Quality
An article by Mark Winkle
Emotional intelligence has long been recognised as a key capability of effective CIO’s and technical specialists. It is this capability which raises them above their peers and enables them to move into world class territory.
Alliance and Trust Building Strategies
An article by Mark Winkle
The great benefit of an open mind is that we learn lessons from all sorts of unusual places. A key skill for CEO’s, CFO’s, CIO’s and anyone looking to build consensus, is the ability to create an engaged alliance around an idea or end goal. In the business world we learn lessons from diverse sources; so what can we learn from consensus and collaboration building in an environmental context?
Strategic Networking for Reluctant Networkers
An article by Mark Winkle
Having worked with FDs, CIOs, head’s of supply chain and a wide range of ‘technical’ leaders over the years, it never fails to amaze me, that when we examine a recent ‘development report’, the sum of the constructive suggestions is often ‘go out and network more’, with little if any insight or intuition as to how this might be achieved.
Who Evaluates the Evaluators?
An article by Advanced Boardroom Excellence for Governance
Helen Pitcher looks at the emergence of the external independent board evaluation market and a new draft Code of Conduct for the industry.
'Recognising true board effectiveness is not just a matter of governance, important though that is, but of addressing boardroom behaviour at an individual and collective level.'
Advanced Boardroom Excellence launches a Code of Practice for Board Evaluations
Originally published on 4 Feb 2014 by Hr NETWORK News
Advanced Boardroom Excellence, leading advisers in developing individual and collective director effectiveness, has recently launched a Code of Practice for Independent External Board Evaluations (the “Code”). The Code sets out guidelines for achieving a high-quality board evaluation with reference to the Financial Reporting Council’s Guidance on Board Effectiveness.
Better Boards Evaluation Code Proposed
An article by Dina Medland for The Financial Times
Originally published on Thursday January 30 2014
External evaluation of board strength has become a lucrative business, with many participants and growing concerns about standards.
To address these, a proposed code of practice was launched last week, along with a framework enabling companies and boardroom advisers to work more effectively together.
Boardroom Standards Scrutiny
A City A.M. news article
Originally posted on January 24, 2014 at www.cityam.com
Board evaluations – used by companies to improve their practices in the boardroom – need to be improved according to Helen Pitcher, an expert on corporate governance...
Advanced Boardroom Excellence launches a Code of Practice for Board Evaluations
Advanced Boardroom Excellence (“AB Excellence”), leading advisers in developing individual and collective director effectiveness, has today launched a Code of Practice for Independent External Board Evaluations (the “Code”). The Code sets out guidelines for achieving a high-quality board evaluation with reference to the Financial Reporting Council’s Guidance on Board Effectiveness.
Raising Standards In Board Evaluation (Someone Has To Do It)
An excerpt from a Board Talk post by Dina Medland
Originally posted on 19 January 2014 at www.dinamedland.com
We could see a real basis for progress by shining an important light into board evaluation - how is it done, who does it, what do they charge, what are their relationships with the people who hire them - ie chairmen of FTSE350 companies? While agreements on confidentiality are important, a cry for 'discretion' can too easily become abusive to a productive boardroom process.
The Evolution of Women into the Boardroom and Senior Leadership Roles
An article by Advanced Boardroom Excellence for The Hawkamah Journal
"...a more fundamental question is answered if we define achievement of Women In Leadership equality as a successful longer term ‘sea change’ in the levels of women on Executive Management Committees and in Senior Leadership roles. This ‘sea change’ will provide the sustainable ‘supply’ of women to Boardrooms as the seed corn for a selection process based on merit thus avoiding the debilitating effect of a ‘tokenism’ label."
