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'We will look dimly on inappropriate dob-ins': TPB chairman
- Jul 2024
Australian advisers should tread carefully when using new reporting obligations to complain about peers, Tax Practitioners' Board chairman Peter de Cure tells ITR in an exclusive interview.
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Seven mantras for board chair effectiveness
- Feb 2024
- Rita Goyal, Nada Kakabadse, Andrea Kakabadse, Danielle Talbot
This article provides insights into the best practices of Chairs of the largest listed companies in the UK. The findings of the study indicate that effective leadership of boards requires an enlightened approach, with seven Mantras of effective board leading being commonly employed: support for the CEO; lead with values; exercise influence (not power); compose diverse boards; communicate inclusively; resolve conflicts intuitively: and reflect and course correct.
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Leading a board of directors in the UK
- May 2021
- Stanislav Shekshnia
An in-depth overview of the role of the board chair in the United Kingdom. Includes the Chair's work in context and the UK's culture; relationships with shareholders, difficult board members, the CEO; COVID-19 challenges and a role profile of the chair in the UK.
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Audit committee effectiveness: practical tips for the chair
- Mar 2019
- Paula Loop
The article focuses on the effects of audit committee in day to day challenges faced by businesses. Topics include need of experienced, healthy skepticism, and strong communication skill based audit committee effectiveness; help of audit committees for adding new members to structured on-board process; and importance of executive and private sessions for effective functioning of the committee.
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Follow this job description for a board chair
- Dec 2018
Article give a list of the duties that a board chair should fulfil.
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Being a good board chair
- Mar 2018
- Stanislav Shekshnia
How to be an effective board chair: eight principles for chairs to follow, plus examples of leaders who apply them well.
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Chairing board meetings
- Mar 2018
- Stanislav Shekshnia
Board meetings are not like ordinary team discussions. An effective board chair requires a different set of skills. This article sets out eight principles to help you conduct meetings with CEOs and directors, based on interviews with real executives.
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Passing the chair baton
- Nov 2017
- Karen Bohn, Sandra Davis
The article discusses the five-step process of board leadership succession. Topics discussed include the importance of defining the role of a board chair, a sound and repeatable chair selection process that helps to identify viable candidates while engaging the chief executive officer (CEO), and recommendations for transition planning and board chair development.
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Help your new chair move up: Here's what a top board leader needs to know to be successful - and what you need to know to help.
- Jul 2017
- Michael G Daigneault, Jennie Boden
The article offers information on orientating a new board chair. Topics include the ensuring that the board chair commands a knowledge of governance best practices such as responsibilities and roles, inspiring members of the board, and implementation of ethics and compliance standards.
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Close up: How to be a chairman
- Jan 2016
- Cilla Snowball
The article offers the author's insights on how to become a chairman of a corporation. Topics discussed by the author include the role of a board chairman such as to select, support, and challenge a chief executive officer (CEO); personal ambition of a chairman must be connected into the organisation; and understand to value the work and the people..
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