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One of the challenges I faced while in employment was that when I was starting a project, I was often not really sure what was likely to happen in completing the project. While I was able to describe what I hoped would be the outcome, I was unable to guarantee the results that were likely to be achieved.
I presume you are often in these positions, too.… Read more
We’ve all seen it before and recognize that different people respond to pressure in different ways.
Knowing how a person will react under pressure can be extremely useful in guiding management decisions. Understanding when a person’s behaviour betrays feelings of pressure can also be extremely advantageous in a number of ways.
‘Pressure’ in this sense is defined as a short-term effect.… Read more
This is the last in a series of five articles about Boards of Directors- about building a board, identifying what a Board should do, selecting board members and how to spot and stop dysfunction.
A recent piece of research I read had an interesting recommendation- cut down on Board members.
The research suggested that, the number of directors has a strong correlation to company performance.… Read more
I believe I was very lucky that few of the Boards of Directors I was a part of were really dysfunctional. Having said that a dysfunctional board of directors has the ability to cause multiple headaches for your business or organization. In the penultimate discussion on Boards Lets look at why Boards go bad.
Not only will a dysfunctional board of directors often fail to make decisions that are in the best interest of the business, its dysfunction has the potential to move outside the confines of the boardroom, causing negative publicity.
I have probably spent a year of my life just in Board meetings- either as a management attendee or as a Board member. Most of that time was invested usefully, but there were occasional dysfunctional Boards, typically with one Board member causing most of the problems. IN the third in our series about Boards of Directors, I’ve written about unlocking talent within Boards, and explaining what Boards do, here we’ll explore how to select the right Board members.… Read more