Category Archives: Coaching Boards and SMTs

Corporate Governance at the Crossroads

Written by Peter Burton on March 16, 2010

The reform of corporate governance from Cadbury (1992) to Higgs (2003) was strongly influenced by agency theory. The reformers’ solution to perceived agency problems in countries with unitary boards was to prescribe rules for board structure, in particular by specifying the number and roles of non-executive directors (NEDs), and requiring the separation of the chairman [...]

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ROTA – Making companies resilient to recession

Written by Peter Burton on February 26, 2010

During a downturn, people, not systems, can tell you what is going on with your clients, find ways to save you money, identify critical innovations and help you manage an increasingly nervous workforce. So writes Todd Warner in the FT Soapbox column in Business Life. I heartily agree with him.
The thrust of his article is [...]

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