“Why do we keep approving plans that collapse six months later?”

The board chairman leans back, frustration written across his face. Papers shuffle across the polished table. Someone coughs. Another director flips through a 120-page strategy document nobody has actually read.

“Management says the numbers will improve next quarter,” a director offers. The chairman sighs. “They said that last quarter.” Getting a front row seat in the boardroom is a great benefit that gives you unlimited observation of issues unfold in the boardroom. I observe quietly. This scene is familiar.

It reminds me of a late evening in a cramped office building where the lights flicker every few minutes. Everyone complains about the darkness. Someone jokes about the electricity provider. Another suggests buying candles. Yet nobody checks the loose wire hanging from the ceiling. READ MORE

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If your chief executive officer resigned tonight, would the organisation become stronger tomorrow or confused by Monday morning?

A few years ago, I walked into a board retreat convinced I was about to help directors refine a brilliant strategy. Ten minutes later the room proved me wrong. The board had spent two hours debating office parking spaces, a new branch opening, and the colour of the company website. Succession planning had never appeared on the agenda. I quietly laughed at myself for expecting strategic conversation from a board that had mastered the art of discussing everything except the future.

This moment reminds many boards of the three-stone fireplace village children are often told. Cooking only works when all three stones hold the pot steady. Remove one stone and the pot collapses. In most organisations those three stones are strategy, leadership continuity, and governance discipline. Boards often guard the first stone, occasionally inspect the second, and almost forget the third. READ MORE

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Enroll in the Future-Ready Board Course and Transform Your Governance Impact

Imagine your boardroom as the command center of a high-stakes mission. In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, effective governance goes beyond ticking boxes; it calls for bold, forward-thinking leadership. The Future-Ready Board Certificate in Effective Directorship is your roadmap to mastering modern governance. Gain the skills to anticipate risks, seize opportunities, and lead with purpose.

This course, led by a team of distinguished governance experts, empowers you to bring lasting value to the boards you serve. Don’t just adapt, thrive. Be the director your board needs for the future. Read more >>

This thought-provoking book offers an incisive examination of corporate governance from both a historical and contemporary point of view…I highly recommend it for your useful and sustainable leadership benefit” – Michael Mugabi, Former President, Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda.