Category: Corporate Governance

Who’s to Blame?

September 28, 2026

Humans in the Boardroom #8 The UK National Air Traffic system went down earlier this month. 2,000 flights were cancelled. The cost may well be

What do Boards See When They Look in the Mirror?

September 17, 2026

What do these three statements from company Annual Reports have in common? “…the Board and its committees were discharging their responsibilities effectively”; “Your Company continues

Humans in the Boardroom #7 The UK Government is consulting on modernising corporate reporting, including simplifying the statutory requirements for board remuneration disclosures. Remuneration reports

September 3, 2026

Why do capable boards sometimes make poor decisions? I recently spoke to Dr Sabine Dembkowski on the Better Boards podcast about the issues raised in my

Overconfident? Of course not.

August 31, 2026

We’ve all done it. Things are going swimmingly, life feels good, you feel really sure of yourself, and then you forget to do something important.

What’s in a Name?

August 17, 2026

Humans in the Boardroom #5 I disliked Biology at school. It seemed to be all about remembering the names of bits of animals and plants,

The Hidden Risks of Successful Leaders

August 3, 2026

Sarah Wynn-Williams’ Careless People has become one of the year’s most discussed business books. Although Meta strongly disputes many of her allegations, the book raises

Why do Capable Boards Fail?

July 19, 2026

After every corporate scandal, we blame individuals and rewrite the rules. But what if we’re fixing the wrong problem? In this short video I explain

Serving in the Boardroom

July 17, 2026

I play social tennis, mostly old-man doubles. It is friendly rather than fiercely competitive, though everyone still wants to win. As I’ve studied human factors,

Not so pretty Polly