Shaping the agenda

Opinion

First Steps Towards a Wealth Creation Manifesto

Governing well the good governance regulator.

Chairman Interviews

Tom Ilube: “Diversity and inclusion aren’t issues to tackle and forget, they’re tools to hone so you can win.”

Tom is the CEO of Crossword Cybersecurity, a NED…

Opinion

A National Discomfort Policy

What does it take to make us feel unfairness?

Chairman Interviews

Sir Andrew Likierman: What independent judgment truly means for boards

Sir Andrew Likierman reveals how boards can…

Opinion

The Better Business Act — A Charter for Pie Splitters?

Success depends upon what gets added to the pie.

Opinion

Architects or Plumbers? The Big Four’s ESG Dilemma

As they focus on ESG, where do EY et al. stand?

Chairman Interviews

Jane Hanson: “Each individual contribution may be good on its own, but put them all together and it becomes a great symphony.”

Jane is the chair of the Reclaim Fund as well as…

Chairman Interviews

Matthew Westerman: “Good mentors know how to listen — and, just as importantly, to teach that skill.”

Matthew is chair of the Imperial War Museums and…

Opinion

ESG and the Lucrative Market for Salvation

Balancing self-interest with serving others.

Chairman Interviews

Sir Peter Gershon: “Beware the shadow you cast in a senior role.”

Sir Peter is the former chair of National Grid…

Chairman Interviews

Terri Duhon: “In a ‘K-shaped’ recovery, you need to know which part of the ‘K’ you’re on and how you got there.”

Terri is chair of Morgan Stanley Investment…

Chairman Interviews

Lynne Berry: “Reports have a natural tendency to hide the warts, and that’s a fundamental misunderstanding of what the board does.”

Lynne is chair of the Human Tissue Authority and…

Learning

Is the Pen Still Mightier Than the Video Call? The Power of Good Business Writing

Writing can illuminate in a way that calls cannot.

Chairman Interviews

Tom Colraine: “The chances of black swans don’t disappear, they just jostle for attention in our minds and agendas.”

Tom is chair of Marsh UK & Ireland.

Opinion

From Hubris to Hybrid

Governance must reflect commitment.

Chairman Interviews

John Allan: “Resist the urge to rush through the agenda — especially when the solution looks obvious.”

John is chair of Tesco and Barratt Developments,…

Opinion

None of Us Can Outsource Our Consciences

Health & Safety and ESG have something in common.

Opinion

There Is No Wealth But Life

How can economic policy transcend economics?

Opinion

Greed, Super Leagues, and Sewage

When does short-termism become a public matter?

Chairman Interviews

Keith Skeoch: “As chair, you’re the person that has the last vote — but it’s a failure if you have to use it.”

Keith is chair of the Aberdeen Standard…

Opinion

Private Sector Smugness and an Entitlement Mentality

No business endures unless founded on integrity.

Chairman Interviews

Sir Anthony Habgood: “You need everyone to take board meetings seriously, and your board material should reflect these expectations.”

Sir Anthony is chair of Preqin — a provider of…

Learning

4 Tips for a Powerful CEO Board Report

Great CEO’s reports answer “What’s on my mind?”

Learning

How To Describe the Health of Your Business on One Page

Our top tips to distil it down to one side of A4.

Chairman Interviews

William Harris: “Leaders who manage with compassion get better results, it’s scientifically documented.”

William is president and CEO of Space Center…

CEO Interviews

Manon Antoniazzi: “A good board meeting is one that charts a path.”

Manon is chief executive and clerk of the Senedd…

Board Interviews

Jonathan Klahr: “The ripple effect of an improvement in the boardroom will be felt far and wide.”

Jonathan is managing director of Susquehanna…

Chairman Interviews

Lord Victor Adebowale: “When plans go flying out the window the way they did in 2020, all that’s left to guide you are your values.”

Lord Victor is chair and co-founder of…

Chairman Interviews

Mark Humphries: “It’s the chair’s job to encourage NEDs to lean in and not expect the executives to have all the answers.”

Mark is chair of Vendigital, Wheelhouse Advisors,…

Chairman Interviews

Wrapping Up 2020

Inspiring insight from leaders in a strange year.

Learning

How To Embed Stakeholders Into Your Board’s Decision-Making

There are four questions your board should ask.

Learning

Stakeholder Reporting — How To Identify & Present the Metrics That Matter

Reporting starts with finding the right metrics.

Learning

Getting Stakeholders in the Board Agenda — and Keeping Them There

Put stakeholders in the agenda, not on it.

Chairman Interviews

Alison Munro: “It’d be a waste to simply go back to old habits.”

Alison is chair of the National College for…

Case Study

Mill Hill School - Enabling Effective Decision-Making in Challenging Times

Find out how Board Intelligence supported Mill…

CEO Interviews

Angela Lockwood: “You can’t simply tell managers, ‘From Monday on, you’ll trust your staff more.’”

Angela is CEO of North Star Housing Group, as…

Chairman Interviews

Paul Lester: “If you’ve been thinking of trying something new, this is the time to do it.”

Paul is chair of McCarthy & Stone and Essentra,…

Learning

Purpose and Why It Needs To Guide All Decision-Making

Erika Percival from leading governance…

CEO Interviews

Helen White: “Why are we here in the first place?”

Helen is CEO of Taff Housing Association, as well…

Case Study

Stowe Family Law — Driving Focused Board Conversations

Find out how Stowe Family Law used Board…

Chairman Interviews

Douglas van den Aardweg: “As boards we shouldn’t be waiting for Government to tell us what to do.”

Douglas is chair of HSBC Life UK and Daiwa…

Events

Black Lives and the Board

Champions of equality share their views on what…

Chairman Interviews

Martin Gilbert: “The days of autocratic leadership are over.”

Martin is chair of Revolut and senior independent…

Learning

Stakeholder Reporting & Section 172: What Can Board Directors Do?

What actions can board directors take now to meet…

Board Interviews

Justine Campbell: “Company secretaries can be nervous exercising their authority, but they have the mandate to make things better.”

Justine is Group General Counsel and Company…

Events

If Cash is King Again, Who Comes Next?

In conversation with John Elkington, Richard…

Learning

Virtual Boards: Seize the Silver Lining Before the Cloud Is Gone

88% of boards think e-meetings can better them.

CEO Interviews

John Elkington: “We must move from incremental solutions to exponential ones.”

John is a world authority on corporate…

Events

In Conversation With James Emmett: Decision-Making in Radical Uncertainty

We ask former HSBC CEO, James Emmett, how times…

Learning

How Subsidiary Boards Can Conquer Decision-Making Power Struggles

Where does true decision-making power lie in a…

Learning

Virtual Board Meetings: A Once-in-a-Career Opportunity To Shine

Why you should approach virtual board meetings as…

Chairman Interviews

Glen Moreno: “Confident chairs aren’t afraid to tell management ‘You’re not providing information, just numbers.’”

Glen is a director and former CEO of Fidelity…

Learning

Five Cybersecurity Mistakes in the Virtual Boardroom

What to know now that board papers aren’t paper.

Learning

Security in the Virtual Boardroom

Cybersecurity experts’ tips to keep meetings safe.

Learning

How Uncertain Is the Future and What Does It Mean for Decision-Making?

How do we make smart decisions in times when…

Learning

Why Collaboration Tools Can’t Replace a Board Portal

What are the limitations of using collaboration…

Learning

Navigating a Crisis: What’s the Board of Directors’ Role?

What is the role of the board of directors in…

Events

In Conversation with Ben Mathews: Thriving in Times of Adversity

Ben Mathews, Group Company Secretary of BP, talks…

Opinion

An Argument for Compassion

Competitive advantages follow benevolence.

Events

Offshore Governance, On Track for Change

Crown dependencies are adapting to new challenges.

Learning

Reporting on External Developments, in 90 Seconds

How do you report on what’s outside your control?

Learning

Tips for Taking Minutes in a Virtual Meeting

Minute-taking isn’t easy at the best of times.

Opinion

The Virus Putting Boards Under the Microscope

Covid-19 forces directors to change their ways.

Chairman Interviews

Golden Rules From the Charity Boardroom

Charity chairs share the rules they live by.

Chairman Interviews

Sharon Thorne: “Companies will have little choice but to include societal responsibilities at the heart of their strategies.”

Sharon is chair of the Deloitte Global Board of…

Learning

How Should School Governors Prioritise Their Priorities?

Why setting out the right priorities is more…

Opinion

Tackling the Housing Crisis Starts With Tackling the Good Governance Crisis

How effective governance and discussion in the…

Research

5 Steps to Board Meeting Enlightenment in PE-Backed Companies — Part Ⅴ

Step 5: keep the data simple!

CEO Interviews

60 Seconds With… Matthew Parker

Matthew Parker is CEO of Babble, an LDC-backed…

Chairman Interviews

David Bennett: “When boards don’t articulate the value their businesses bring to stakeholders, the world ends up not seeing it.”

David is chair of Ashmore Group, the investment…

Chairman Interviews

Martin Temple: “My first priority is ensuring the board gives the executives the resources to get the job done.”

Martin is chair of the Health and Safety…

Learning

UK Asset Managers: The FCA Aren’t Just Saying “Jump!”, They’ve Also Told You How High

The FCA’s letter to Asset Management CEOs calls…

Opinion

A Sports Team: If You Own It, Do You Really Want to Run It?

The tension between passion projects and good…

Product Update

Introducing Agenda Planner

We are delighted to announce the launch of Agenda…

Learning

FRC’s Review of the UK Corporate Governance Code: Give a Damn or Be Damned

The FRC criticises companies for “box-ticking”…

Opinion

Your Boardroom Team Talk

What Manchester City’s victory over Manchester…

Learning

Agenda Planning — Are You Prioritising Your Priorities?

Successful meetings start long before you meet.

CEO Interviews

60 Seconds With… Stuart Layzell

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Events

What Boards Could Learn From…

Seven speakers, who are neither typical business…

Chairman Interviews

Phillip Ullmann: “Businesses need to generate profit, that’s obvious, but we have to ask: ‘To what end?’”

Phillip is chief energiser at Cordant Group, the…

Events

Decision Making and Boards

Our final Think Tank topic of 2019 was led by the…

Research

5 Steps to Board Meeting Enlightenment in PE-Backed Companies — Part Ⅳ

How to articulate clear questions for the…

CEO Interviews

60 Seconds With… Jenny Davies

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Learning

5 Ways to Disrupt “Business As Usual”

Follow our 5 tips on using boardroom disruption…

Events

Culture and Values: Meaningful or Meaningless?

“How the CEO behaves overrides all cultural…

CEO Interviews

60 Seconds With… Andy Bord

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Private Equity Interviews

60 Seconds With… Jon Andrew

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Opinion

Board Members: Last-Chance Climate Saviours?

What can corporate boards do to consider their…

Opinion

Immune to Feedback? What NHS Governance Can Learn From Medicine

Why NHS governance teams should face feedback,…

Opinion

Economic ADHD? The Board Will See You Now

The board may be an old-fashioned tool, but it…

Company Secretary Interviews

60 Seconds With… Robert Welch

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Board Interviews

60 Seconds With… Baroness Patience Wheatcroft

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Research

5 Steps to Board Meeting Enlightenment in PE-Backed Companies — Part Ⅲ

How to write a CEOs’ report for portfolio…

Board Interviews

60 Seconds With… Mike Walsh

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Opinion

Tough Debates Ahead? Just Cancel the Board

Proroguing Parliament will lead to worse outcomes.

Opinion

Has Peak-Trump Triggered the “Woke” Board?

Beyond shareholder-first philosophy to “improving…

Company Secretary Interviews

Strategic Adviser: Kerry Porritt

Kerry Porritt is Group Company Secretary and…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… John Handley

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Research

5 Steps to Board Meeting Enlightenment in PE-Backed Companies — Part Ⅱ

Tips to break the unproductive cycle of board…

Learning

Section 172 Statement and Directors’ Duties

All directors know about S172 but most boards…

Research

5 Steps to Board Meeting Enlightenment in PE-Backed Companies — Part Ⅰ

How portfolio companies should rewrite their…

Events

Portfolio Company Board Effectiveness

Key takeaways from the panel discussion on board…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Lord Karan Bilimoria of Chelsea

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Learning

Neil Woodford: a governance warning for all asset managers?

What can be learnt from the fund’s downfall?

Product Update

DXA’19 Nomination for ‘Best App’

Board Intelligence have been shortlisted for…

CEO Interviews

60 Seconds With… Hamish Middleton

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Sir Douglas Flint

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Sir Brendan Barber

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Events

Employee Voice — What Difference Will the Reforms Make to the Board Conversation?

Our first Think Tank topic of 2019 was prompted…

Private Equity Interviews

60 Seconds With… Paul Franks

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Private Equity Interviews

The Role & Value of Board Meetings in PE-Backed Businesses — London Roundtable

Along with Blackwood Group, we gathered a small…

Learning

The Periodic Table and Agenda Planning

On the eve of the Periodic table's birthday…

What Boards Can Learn From...

60 seconds with… Major General Paul Nanson & Brigadier Bill Wright

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… David Hall

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Research

Effective Board Reporting — The Findings

Board packs continue to get longer and costlier…

Research

Information Overload Is Crippling Board Performance

The ICAEW’s new report highlights a critical…

Research

The Role & Value of Board Meetings in PE-Backed Businesses

86% of PE investors believe board packs contain…

Board Interviews

60 Seconds With… Liz Kelly

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Calum Paterson

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Board Interviews

60 Seconds With… Adrian McGlynn

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Private Equity Interviews

60 Seconds With… Bill Priestley

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Company Secretary Interviews

60 seconds with… Alison Kay

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Events

The Governance Grand Tour — Bristol

Find out everything that happened at the…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Barnaby Lenon

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Learning

The CEO Board Report, in 90 seconds

The CEO’s report is possibly one of the most…

Events

The Governance Grand Tour — Edinburgh

Find out everything that happened at the…

Learning

SMR: A Missed Opportunity?

This podcast looks at some of the highlights of…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Sue Murphy

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Learning

SMR: Good Intent, Dangerous Traps

What impact has the Senior Managers Regime been…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Murray Steele

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Asset Managers: Are You Ready for Change?

The FCA has released its first proposal of…

Case Study

Case Study — The Clothworkers’ Company

View our The Clothworkers' Company client case…

Events

The Governance Grand Tour — Dublin

Find out everything that happened at the…

Upcoming Events: August 2018

Some events of interest happening in August, we…

CEO Interviews

60 Seconds With… Jocelyn Stuart-Grumbar

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Learning

New Effective Board Reporting Tools

Announcing the launch of a set of tools to aid…

CEO Interviews

60 Seconds With… Chris Hopson

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Upcoming Events: July 2018

Some events of interest happening in July, we…

Events

The Governance Grand Tour — Birmingham

Find out everything that happened at the…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Margaret Casely-Hayford & Christian Weaver

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Learning

The Hidden Cost of Board Meetings

Do you have any idea how much your board meetings…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds of… Chairs Golden Rules

A selection of inspirational and actionable…

Events

The Governance Grand Tour — Manchester

Find out everything that happened at the very…

Learning

The Board — Overseer or Operator?

How much should boards know about, and get…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Christopher Rodrigues CBE

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Research

Better Board Packs — Your Input

Board Intelligence has worked with the ICSA to…

Learning

The 3 ‘C’s That Define An Independent Chair

The Financial Reporting Council’s draft revised…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Mark Hoban

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Sir Win Bischoff

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Case Study

Case Study — Channel 4

View our Channel 4 client case study & see how we…

Events

12 Days of Christmas Winners

On 9th January 2018, we revealed the winners of…

Learning

Time To Redress The Balance In Board Packs

New research from ICSA and Board Intelligence…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Martin Leuw

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Learning

Revised CG Code: Purpose + Process = Progress

Does the revised draft of the UK Corporate…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… David Tyler

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Learning

Have boards become bogged down in governance?

Focusing on the principles and engaging…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Sir Brian Bender

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Vagn Sørensen

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

CEO Interviews

60 Seconds With… Dean Godwin

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Sarah Bates

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Upcoming Events: August 2017

Some events of interest happening in August, we…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Penny Hughes CBE

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Upcoming Events: July

Some events of interest happening in July, we…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Jonathan Ruffer

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Case Study

Case Study — Rolls-Royce

View our Rolls Royce client case study & see how…

Research

Boards Need To Take Time To Make Time

How can boards find time for strategic discussion?

Opinion

Are Politicians Widening the Gulf Between Big Business and Society?

Nuance is missing in recent public statements.

Learning

The New Board Intelligence App

The New Board Intelligence App

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Sir John Parker

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Case Study

Case Study — Sykes Cottages

View our Sykes Cottages client case study & see…

Learning

Enhance your cyber security with a board portal

Enhance your cyber security with a board portal

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Jamie Hambro

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Press

Shorter And Sharper Board Packs Please!

Shorter And Sharper Board Packs Please!

Case Study

Case Study — GB Group

View our GB Group client case study & see how we…

Learning

Digital board packs: Are you wasting time with paper?

Digital board packs: Are you wasting time with…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Dame Gill Morgan

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Learning

Big Data? It’s Big Insight Your Board Needs

Steer your board to more productive conversations…

Learning

Will a Board Portal Make Your Board More Effective?

Will a Board Portal Make Your Board More…

Research

In the Boardroom, Size Matters

Board packs are ballooning. Why?

Learning

Executive Summaries: The Secret To Better Board Meetings

Executive Summaries: The Secret To Better Board…

Learning

Unfocused Board Meetings? Take Control Of Your Agenda

Unfocused Board Meetings? Take Control Of Your…

Case Study

Case Study — JTC

View our JTC client case study & see how we…

Learning

SMR: Have You Done Enough?

SMR: Have You Done Enough?

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Mike Evans

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Press

Corporate Governance Reform: Consultation Response

Corporate Governance Reform: Consultation Response

Case Study

Pressure Technologies

View our Pressure Technology client case study &…

Case Study

Case Study — Livingbridge

View our Livingbridge client case study & see how…

Learning

3 Board Reporting Trends for 2017

Niamh Corbett, Advisory Partner at Board…

Learning

4 Steps to Insightful Board Reports

Providing insights without drowning the reader in…

Chairman Interviews

60 seconds with… Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Case Study

Case Study — Aviva

View our Aviva client case study & see how we…

Chairman Interviews

60 seconds with… Dennis Holt

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Case Study

Case Study — Middlesbrough College

View our Middlesborough College client case study…

Learning

How does your board pack stack up?

How does your board pack stack up?

CEO Interviews

60 seconds with… Daniel Godfrey

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Case Study

Case Study — Wandsworth CCG

View our Wandsworth CCG client case study & see…

Events

ACCA Virtual Conference 2016

What's it like to be a NED? Our Advisory Partner…

Learning

How can CFOs best contribute to organisational strategy?

How can CFOs best contribute to organisational…

Research

Culture and The Board - Survey Results

Culture and The Board - Survey Results

Learning

10 Tips To Reduce Information Risk In The Boardroom

Follow our 10 expert tips to improve the quality…