But what is the question? The question centres on what makes the best directors (or Executive Committee members). Research by McKinsey research and published in the Harvard Business Review Online (Read it here) have found that there are no shortcuts to being a very effective director. In fact, the latest …
Highly Successful People Do These 39 Things Well
Sunday, March 29, 2015Success is not a one-off event. It is the culmination of a series of habits. Highly successful people know this and make a habit of doing the small things well. In football terms these little things are referred to as the ‘one-percenters’, and it is these things that separate a …
‘Pro Bono’ Boards
Monday, May 12, 20147 Steps for Effective Pro Bono Boards Many NFP Boards are comprised of directors and members who graciously volunteer their time and skills. These ‘Pro Bono’ Boards are still required to function at the same level as professional boards all be it with much more limited resources. A recent article …
Rewarding Ethical Behaviour
Monday, April 7, 2014The challenge in business to always have employees act in an ethical manner has reached a critical point in the current business environment. Numerous recent examples abound of unethical actions and the negative impacts these have had on organisations. But what about when organisations do act in an ethical manner? …
Representatives on Boards
Monday, March 3, 2014Many Not-for-Profit (NFP) boards have representatives of other entities either as directors or members, frequently in an ex-officio capacity. These “grey directors” are not executive directors, or members, but nor are they strictly independent. Perhaps they could be viewed as a type of “institutional investor” who, while having a very …
What Business Can Learn From Not-for-Profits
Monday, March 3, 2014Forbes magazine recently published an article by Dan Ehrenkrantz entitled ‘Why You Should Run Your Business Like a Non-profit’, which turns the tables on the traditional thinking that it is only ever the NFP’s that learn from business, and not the other way around. However, Ehrenkrantz, acknowledging that NFP’s can …