Why you might want a pilot running your Risk Committee
September 22, 2015
There’s a saying in aviation: ‘Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you’. Risk management for a pilot is literally a matter
Month: September 2015
Why you wouldn’t want a CEO piloting an airliner
September 22, 2015
The popular image of a pilot is of a dashing hero, who pulls off amazing feats of skill to save his aircraft from imminent disaster.
Why aviation is safer than the boardroom
September 22, 2015
The basic model of commercial aviation is a thin tube of highly pressurised metal being propelled at 600 miles per hour by inflammable fuel at
Why do we have corporate governance regulation?
September 22, 2015
What drives corporate governance regulation? Is it media focus, political pressure, or a need to ’do something’? Or is it sound analysis leading to thoughtful
C. How to assess an NED job offer
September 17, 2015
You’ve done your due diligence, you’re happy with the company and you’ve received a Letter of Appointment to become an NED. After a modest (it
B. How to choose your first NED role
September 17, 2015
I gave a nervous laugh. The headhunter had just suggested that I could start my non-executive career by joining Northern Rock. Why would I want
A. Your first NED interview
September 17, 2015
I’ve sat through many NED interviews, on both sides of the table, learning a lot about how they work and how to conduct them. I
Your first 100 days as an NED
September 17, 2015
Induction Programme You should have some form of induction programme. However, rather than leave it to the Company Secretary, it will be a better and