One Minute Governance

It surprises me that I've never talked about the impact that senior executives have on the effectiveness of their boards.  So here we go!

This episode approaches corporate culture from a different angle than episode 81.  How can a board zero in on its definition of and role in corporate culture?

It's hard enough to agree on what corporate culture means, let alone what the board's role should be in its oversight...

Misinformation will corrupt any decision process.  How important is it to manage the risk of misinformation in the boardroom?

Every board can improve, but should you hire a governance consultant to help?  What do governance consultants even do in the first place?  How do you know if you're getting good advice? 

Many boards spend lots of time and money on governance education, but don't do a great job at making sure the whole board benefits when a director attends a course or conference.  We can do better than that...

Governance education is everywhere.  Sometimes it's excellent, and sometimes it's awful.  A lot of the time is exorbitantly expensive.  Do *you* need it?

Jamahl Evans is back!  Many organizations miss the mark with their mission statements.  Without a clear and action-focused mission, how can you make effective decisions?

More about Jamahl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamahl-k-evans-sr-64638b124/

Following Frances Haugen's incredible and awful revelations about Facebook's internal research, imagine you were on the Facebook board.  What questions would you ask?  What future would you help to build for the organization?

I've talked about stakeholder capitalism before, but not everyone agrees that it's even possible, let alone whether or not it makes sense.