Boardroom magazine - Spring 2023

The greatest asset of all

People are not a cost but an asset and directors need to hold management to account.

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The power of story-telling

Values are storytelling because they are telling the story of what an organisation is about.

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Building capability for disabled people

Lived experience on the board enables My Life My Voice to address everyday obstacles.

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Practice what you preach

Boards should consider recruiting members
with different impairments and experiences that can help inform an effective strategy.

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Credibility gap

With only 100 businesses voluntarily reporting pay gaps, the onus is on directors to be asking questions as part of best practice governance

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Facing up to human rights risk

In a complex geopolitical environment, boards must ensure an appropriate oversight of practices that have an impact on human rights.

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I’m not special

An ability to listen and observe helps experienced chair and business leader Paul Reid understand where people are coming from.

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In the fast lane

Startup directors understand that standing still isn’t an option.

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Food for all

The sincerity of an organisation's involvement determines the success of shared values.

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Fighting to be heard

ADHD NZ chair Darrin Bull on how lived experience on the board holds true to its purpose.

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Getting in the game

A purpose-built programme is empowering women to take governance roles in rugby across Oceania.

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Champion of the community

An enabler, Ranjna Patel chooses organisations where she can make a difference and her voice can be heard.

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Time to suit up

Dr Charles Ehrhart says the metaphor he’s hearing from many leading directors is it’s time to come down from the bleachers.

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Great expectations

In an era of climate change litigation, the duties of directors will evolve to reflect changing social expectations.

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Formula for success

Actuary Jonathan Eriksen says relationship-building has served him well, along with recognising patterns.

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People and purpose

Boards need to be clued into paradigm shifts and thinking about different ways success is measured.

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From working ‘for’ to working ‘with’

With 2 in 5 employees planning to leave their organisation, a working partnership that is authentic and transparent cannot be overstated.

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Empathy and the bottom line

Far from being a soft or secondary skill, empathy lies at the heart of sustainable business practices.

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Chain reaction

Cyber-attacks hurt more than just the victims as major security incidents in Australia have shown.

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Risk and reward

A ‘whole new world of governance’ finds risk specialist Fiona Watts and now she is hooked.

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date: 02 Oct 2024

Boardroom magazine - Spring 2024

The ‘value-adding board’ is one of the Top 5 issues facing directors in 2024. How do you measure your value as a director and a board?

date: 03 Jul 2024

Boardroom magazine - Winter 2024

Succession planning should not be difficult. Some organisations do it well, some not so well. Learn more in the latest issue of Boardroom.

date: 10 Apr 2024

Boardroom magazine - Autumn 2024

Why has New Zealand’s economy gone from being one of the most productive in the OECD to one of the least productive?

date: 15 Dec 2023

Boardroom magazine - Summer 2023-2024

In a world of continual crisis, directors need to take their game to a whole new level.

date: 20 Jun 2023

Boardroom magazine - Winter 2023

Our winter edition looks at different aspects of financial resilience, a topic surely top of mind for all boards and directors.

date: 31 Mar 2023

Boardroom magazine - Autumn 2023

Boards must govern faster than the speed of change. Board agility will become more important as the world spirals from crisis to crisis.

date: 20 Dec 2022

Boardroom magazine - Summer 2022-2023

Boards and directors are facing myriad challenges and many of these will only increase in scale and importance in 2023.

date: 30 Sep 2022

Boardroom magazine - Spring 2022

In this issue we explore governance of the new national health agencies and active regulation of climate, privacy and supermarkets.