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Chairman Interviews

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.”

Victor is chair and co-founder of Visionable, a…

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.

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

There are four questions your board should ask.

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

Stakeholder reporting starts with finding the…

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…

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

Find out how Board Intelligence supported Mill…

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,…

Purpose and Why It Needs To Guide All Decision-Making

Erika Percival from leading governance…

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

Helen is CEO of Taff Housing Association, as well…

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…

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…

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…

If Cash is King Again, Who Comes Next?

In conversation with John Elkington, Richard…

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

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

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

John Elkington, a world authority on corporate…

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

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

How Subsidiary Boards Can Conquer Decision-Making Power Struggles

Where does true decision-making power lie in a…

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…

Five Cybersecurity Mistakes in the Virtual Boardroom

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

Security in the Virtual Boardroom

Cybersecurity experts’ tips to keep meetings safe.

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

How do we make smart decisions in times when…

Why Collaboration Tools Can’t Replace a Board Portal

What are the limitations of using collaboration…

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

What is the role of the board of directors in…

In Conversation with Ben Mathews: Thriving in Times of Adversity

Ben Mathews, Group Company Secretary of BP, talks…

An Argument for Compassion

Competitive advantages follow benevolence.

Offshore Governance, On Track for Change

Crown dependencies are adapting to new challenges.

Reporting on External Developments, in 90 Seconds

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

Tips for Taking Minutes in a Virtual Meeting

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

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 the 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…

How Should School Governors Prioritise Their Priorities?

Why setting out the right priorities is more…

Tackling the Housing Crisis Starts With Tackling the Good Governance Crisis

How effective governance and discussion in the…

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

Step 5: keep the data simple!

60 Seconds With… Matthew Parker

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

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… David Bennett

David Bennett is chair of Ashmore Group, the…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Martin Temple

Martin Temple is Chair of the Health and Safety…

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…

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

The tension between passion projects and good…

Introducing Agenda Planner

We are delighted to announce the launch of Agenda…

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

The FRC criticises companies for “box-ticking”…

Your Boardroom Team Talk

What Manchester City’s victory over Manchester…

Agenda Planning — Are You Prioritising Your Priorities?

Successful meetings start long before you meet.

60 Seconds With… Stuart Layzell

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

What Boards Could Learn From…

Seven speakers, who are neither typical business…

Upcoming Events: January 2020

Featuring our SMCR webinar.

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Phillip Ullmann

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Decision Making and Boards

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

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

In the fourth step of our series, we explain how…

60 Seconds With… Jenny Davies

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

5 Ways to Disrupt “Business As Usual”

Follow our 5 tips on using boardroom disruption…

Upcoming Events: December 2019

Featuring our Chair Think Tank Breakfast on…

Culture and Values: Meaningful or Meaningless?

“How the CEO behaves overrides all cultural…

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…

Board Members: Last-Chance Climate Saviours?

Alexander Saleh considers what corporate boards…

Immune to Feedback? What NHS Governance Can Learn From Medicine

Why NHS governance teams should face feedback,…

Economic ADHD? The Board Will See You Now

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

Upcoming Events: November 2019

Including ‘What Boards Could Learn From…’,…

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…

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

In the third step of our series, discover how to…

Board Interviews

60 Seconds With… Mike Walsh

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Tough Debates Ahead? Just Cancel the Board

Proroguing Parliament will lead to worse outcomes.

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…

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

In the second part of our series, we share ways…

Section 172 Statement and Directors’ Duties

All directors know about S172 but most boards…

Upcoming Events: October 2019

Including 'How does your board pack stack up'…

Upcoming Events: September 2019

Some events of interest happening in September.

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

In the first part of our series, we explain how…

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…

Neil Woodford: a governance warning for all asset managers?

What can be learnt from the fund’s downfall?

Upcoming Events: July & August

Some events of interest happening in July &…

DXA’19 Nomination for ‘Best App’

Board Intelligence have been shortlisted for…

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…

Upcoming Events: June 2019

Some events of interest happening in June.

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Sir Brendan Barber

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

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…

The Periodic Table and Agenda Planning

On the eve of the Periodic table's birthday…

Upcoming Events: May 2019

Some events of interest happening in May.

Upcoming Events: April 2019

Some events of interest happening in April.

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…

Effective Board Reporting — The Findings

Board packs continue to get longer and costlier…

Information Overload Is Crippling Board Performance

The ICAEW’s new report highlights a critical…

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…

Upcoming Events: March 2019

Some events of interest happening in March.

Upcoming Events: February 2019

Some events of interest happening in February.

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…

Upcoming Events: January 2019

Some events of interest happening in January, we…

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…

Upcoming Events: December 2018

Some events of interest happening in December, we…

The Governance Grand Tour — Bristol

Find out everything that happened at the…

Upcoming Events: November 2018

Some events of interest happening in November, we…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Barnaby Lenon

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

The CEO Board Report, in 90 seconds

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

Upcoming Events: October 2018

Some events of interest happening in October, we…

The Governance Grand Tour — Edinburgh

Find out everything that happened at the…

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…

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…

Upcoming Events: September 2018

Some events of interest happening in September,…

Asset Managers: Are You Ready for Change?

The FCA has released its first proposal of…

Case Study — The Clothworkers’ Company

View our The Clothworkers' Company client case…

The Governance Grand Tour — Dublin

Find out everything that happened at the…

Upcoming Events: August 2018

Some events of interest happening in August, we…

60 Seconds With… Jocelyn Stuart-Grumbar

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

New Effective Board Reporting Tools

Announcing the launch of a set of tools to aid…

60 Seconds With… Chris Hopson

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Upcoming Events: July 2018

Some events of interest happening in July, we…

The Governance Grand Tour — Birmingham

Find out everything that happened at the…

Upcoming Events: June 2018

Some events of interest happening in June, we…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Margaret Casely-Hayford & Christian Weaver

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

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…

Upcoming Events: May 2018

Some events of interest happening in May, we hope…

The Governance Grand Tour — Manchester

Find out everything that happened at the very…

The Board — Overseer or Operator?

How much should boards know about, and get…

Upcoming Events: April 2018

Some events of interest happening in April, we…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Christopher Rodrigues CBE

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Better Board Packs — Your Input

Board Intelligence has worked with the ICSA to…

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…

Upcoming Events: March 2018

Some events of interest happening in March, we…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Sir Win Bischoff

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Case Study — Channel 4

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

Upcoming Events: February 2018

Some events of interest happening in February, we…

12 Days of Christmas Winners

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

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…

Upcoming Events: January 2018

Some events of interest happening in January, we…

Revised CG Code: Purpose + Process = Progress

Does the revised draft of the UK Corporate…

Upcoming Events: December 2017

Some events of interest happening in December, we…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… David Tyler

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

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…

Upcoming Events: November 2017

Some events of interest happening in November, we…

Upcoming Events: October 2017

Some events of interest happening in October, we…

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Vagn Sørensen

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

60 Seconds With… Dean Godwin

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Upcoming Events: September 2017

Some events of interest happening in September,…

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…

Board Members: If You Fail To Prepare, Be Prepared To Fail

Board Intelligence collaborate with Cambridge…

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 — Rolls-Royce

View our Rolls Royce client case study & see how…

Boards Need To Take Time To Make Time

Board Intelligence collaborate with Cambridge…

Are Politicians Widening the Gulf Between Big Business and Society?

Are politicians widening the gulf between society…

The New Board Intelligence App

The New Board Intelligence App

Upcoming Events: June 2017

Upcoming Events: June

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Sir John Parker

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Bigger is not necessarily better

Most board packs have increased in sizein recent…

Case Study — Sykes Cottages

View our Sykes Cottages client case study & see…

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…

Upcoming Events: May 2017

Upcoming Events: May

Shorter And Sharper Board Packs Please!

Shorter And Sharper Board Packs Please!

Case Study — GB Group

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

Digital board packs: Are you wasting time with paper?

Digital board packs: Are you wasting time with…

Upcoming Events: April 2017

Upcoming Events: April

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Dame Gill Morgan

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Big Data? It’s Big Insight Your Board Needs

Steer your board to more productive conversations…

Will a Board Portal Make Your Board More Effective?

Will a Board Portal Make Your Board More…

In The Boardroom, Size Matters

In The Boardroom, Size Matters

Executive Summaries: The Secret To Better Board Meetings

Executive Summaries: The Secret To Better Board…

Unfocused Board Meetings? Take Control Of Your Agenda

Unfocused Board Meetings? Take Control Of Your…

Case Study — JTC

View our JTC client case study & see how we…

SMR: Have You Done Enough?

SMR: Have You Done Enough?

Chairman Interviews

60 Seconds With… Mike Evans

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

Corporate Governance Reform: Consultation Response

Corporate Governance Reform: Consultation Response

Upcoming Events: March 2017

Upcoming Events: March

How to describe the health of your business on one page

How to describe the health of your business…

Case Study — Pressure Technologies

View our Pressure Technology client case study &…

Case Study — Livingbridge

View our Livingbridge client case study & see how…

3 Board Reporting Trends for 2017

Niamh Corbett, Advisory Partner at Board…

4 Steps to Insightful Board Reports

Providing insights without drowning the reader in…

Upcoming Events: February 2017

Upcoming Events: February

Chairman Interviews

60 seconds with… Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett

Get boardroom insights, tips, & rules for…

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…

Upcoming Events: January 2017

Upcoming Events: January

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