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South Africa’s laws and regulations aren’t clear about the role of the chair of a company. This carries huge risks for individuals and companies.
Women are just as interested in opportunities for advancement as men are. However, they find them less attainable because of their busy schedules.
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Women are increasingly present in top management positions, but they end up in so-called support functions, which rarely lead to CEO positions.
When directors sit on too many company boards they might become what’s referred to as ‘overboarded’.
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Directors should avoid accepting more directorships than they can handle.
A strong board is a key component to a company’s success in tough economic times.
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Companies must strengthen their boards if they want to survive these uncertain times.
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Boards of non-profit companies must be vigilant about who they appoint as directors and do proper screening.
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Companies need to reset their mission so that profitability is a means to an end - the organisation’s social purpose - not an end in itself is essential.
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The view that long-serving directors are so enmeshed with the company that they lack independence is gaining traction.
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Director remuneration practices and policies are coming in for much greater scrutiny.
The realities of a boardroom are different than what many people assume.
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A new study involving extensive interviews with dozens of directors shows that they see their roles as more about supporting executives, not challenging them.
From pandemic to scamdemic.
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Between £16 billion and £27 billion is estimated to be unrecoverable from small businesses alone.
Behind the tempting window displays, the financials at Patisserie Valerie were going sour.
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Following collapses like cake shop chain Patisserie Valerie, the UK government is trying to toughen up the rules around financial reporting.
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The state capture inquiry shows that South Africa’s parliament needs to urgently end the uncertainty about whether or not shadow directors are governed by the Companies Act.
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Director’s responsibilities are to the company, not the the owners, even if those owners are the government.
Dead and buried.
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Eight former directors of the collapsed super-contractor face being banned for up to 15 years if they are found to be unfit to run a company.
U.S. corporate boards still lack women.
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More women on corporate boards means more opportunities for women, and better performances by businesses.
The dismissal of a chief executive is seldom given such publicity as has happened in the case of Old Mutual.
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The publicity given to the Moyo saga has brought to the forefront some important lessons that should be noted by company directors.
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There are at least four ways in which directors can be responsible for reckless or fraudulent trading.
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A company director these days is often a skilled professional packing a lot of experience, but these very same factors will count against a director when a court decides a delinquency application.
Putting people first is the kind of thing you promise when you are trying to ward off calls to make you pay more tax.
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181 business leaders say they’ve changed tack. From now on they’ll look after “stakeholders” as well as shareholders, but it’s not clear they mean it.
New AMP chair David Murray has triggered an important debate about ASX corporate governance principles.
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The corporate sector owes David Murray a debt of gratitude for starting a debate about ASX governance rules that lead boards to delegate matters that are properly their responsibility.