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Tuesday, 10 November 2020 (1 Comment - view/add) Today’s boards need future focus now » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis “Boards still see their role as primarily one of control, but to fulfil thei...
Tuesday, 10 November 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Corporate governance: South Africa’s secret weapon » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis As business ̶ and the country as a whole ̶ l...
Tuesday, 11 August 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Governing innovation by company boards » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Boards are increasingly coming to recognise that innovation should be a regular...
Tuesday, 04 August 2020 (3 Comments - view/add) Knowledge is power—and it’s also the mark of a good non-executive director » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Non-executive directors (NEDs) should be the first to recognise that yesterday...
Tuesday, 04 August 2020 (3 Comments - view/add) How to run a great virtual board meeting » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Along with just about everything else in business and society, the COVID-19 emer...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) A step in the right direction » The appointment of the Presidential State-Owned Enterprise Council should be welcomed. A key area of its focus should be t...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 (4 Comments - view/add) Reset, all change » We are all wondering what life and business will be like once the lockdown is over. Nothing will be the same, that’s for c...
Thursday, 21 November 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Economic and business conditions continue to weigh on directors » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Directors occupy an apex position in the South African economy, and have a goo...
Wednesday, 30 October 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Audit committees: A healthy environment of challenge » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis An effective audit committee is the cornerstone of a well-governed organisat...
Wednesday, 29 May 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Responding to heightened scrutiny: Three focus areas for governing bodies » Governing bodies, and the role they play, are under the spotlight like never before. How should members of governing bodie...
Thursday, 23 May 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Key principles of risk oversight » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Helping the organisation to strike the balance between risk and reward is argu...
Wednesday, 27 March 2019 (3 Comments - view/add) Strategy: the often-neglected core » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Exercising strategic oversight is a key board responsibility, but chances are y...
Wednesday, 20 February 2019 (2 Comments - view/add) Why King IV’s “apply and explain” is so important » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis It’s not what you do, but why that counts in corporate governance. King IV’s...
Thursday, 31 January 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Ramos retirement should remind boards of the importance of succession planning » By Parmi Natesan - IoDSA Executive: Centre for Corporate Governance The recent news that Maria Ramos would be retiring...
Wednesday, 23 January 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Making corporate governance universal » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Proportionality lies at the heart of King IV’s attempt to make corporate gov...
Wednesday, 28 November 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Pointers for running effective board meetings » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Board meetings bring the organisation’s top decision makers together, so it’...
Wednesday, 31 October 2018 (3 Comments - view/add) Company secretaries emerging as governance custodians » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis The King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa highlights the im...
Wednesday, 22 August 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Board tenure: Don’t do it by the numbers » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis How long should directors serve? It’s an increasingly hot topic but, like ma...
Wednesday, 20 June 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Number of boards: A delicate balance » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis There are a number of factors to balance when considering the maximum number o...
Monday, 21 May 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) New directors: How to hit the ground running » A more thoughtful approach to board induction will ensure newly appointed non-executive directors are able to begin contri...
Thursday, 26 April 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) So you want to be a non-executive director? » Directorship is becoming a professional career path. Make sure you are positioned correctly to get the plum positions....
Monday, 26 March 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) What is the ideal board size? » There’s no easy answer to this question. Boards must be guided by a number of factors in determining the optimal number of...
Wednesday, 28 February 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Corporate scandals: The buck stops at the boardroom table » Directors must understand their duties and responsibilities to protect not only themselves but also society as a whole....
Thursday, 15 February 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) What’s on the boardroom agenda for 2018? » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Some of the country’s senior directors indicate what South African boards sho...
Monday, 11 December 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Ten steps to boardroom excellence » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Effective boards make for successful companies, so it’s worth investing time...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Sparking a cycle of continuous improvement » By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis Evaluation is a critical tool to help governing bodies become more effective...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) A fine balancing act » By Parmi Natesan and Dr Prieur du Plessis Arguably, one of the most important functions a governing body performs i...
Wednesday, 01 November 2017 (2 Comments - view/add) The effectiveness of committees » By Parmi Natesan and Dr Prieur du Plessis Committees can and should play a vital role in assisting the governing bo...
Tuesday, 10 October 2017 (4 Comments - view/add) Leading from the Chair » By Parmi Natesan and Dr Prieur du Plessis The role of the chair has evolved into one of the most challenging in the c...
Wednesday, 27 September 2017 (3 Comments - view/add) Directors must adopt the principle of continuous education » By Parmi Natesan and Dr Prieur du Plessis Once they know what their duties are, directors have an obligation to see...
Wednesday, 13 September 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Walking the director talk » By Parmi Natesan and Dr Prieur du Plessis Directors need to have a clear idea of what their duties are in order to...
Wednesday, 30 August 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Portrait of a director » By Parmi Natesan and Dr Prieur du Plessis Directors have a vital role to play, both as decision makers and in setti...
Wednesday, 16 August 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) The two faces of director due diligence » By Parmi Natesan and Dr Prieur du Plessis Organisations must conduct a proper due diligence on potential directors b...
Wednesday, 02 August 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Reaping the “diversity dividend” » By Parmi Natesan and Dr Prieur du Plessis Board diversity is not an end in itself, and organisations that want t...
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