Fish go rotten from the head

To help to ensure good governance, boards need "both competence and sufficient diversity around the boardroom table" (Garratt, 201...

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Ends versus means

Boards may be prescriptive at times – i.e. they write a list of 'thou shalts' for the CE. If the board hasn’t specifically said ...

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Covid-19 and the unsinkable rubber ducks

Globally, Covid-19 has brought people together, divided people; created argument, brought harmony; ...the contradictions are a little like t...

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Please: a pan-Government approach to careers

The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) this year published a paper which looks at the experience of 55 students in the tertiary sector (v...

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An argument for diversity

(Devey, 2015, citing ItWasNeverADress, 2015) Diversity was a hot topic in 2007, but it went dark as the GFC squeezed margins. Now we kno...

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Gender Diversity on Boards

Wouldn't it be great if getting a better gender mix on boards was indeed critical? But it can't be so in the eyes of those who hold...

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Bestness

On a recent Institute of Director's blog post on Diversity, a member posted the following: This is an interesting discussion and I agre...

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Newsletter Issue 181, April 2010

Sam Young Newsletter Issue 181, April 2010 Hi guys, Are you an innovator? Then New Zealand needs you desp...

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Newsletter Issue 165, May 2009

Sam Young Newsletter Issue 165, May 2009 Hi guys, It is always good to give ourselves a little reminder of our ...

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Newsletter Issue 160, January 2009

Sam Young Newsletter Issue 160, January 2009 Hi guys, To push your organisation ahead in these tougher tim...

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