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Notes From A Non-Executive
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Politician, heal thyself
A company with just £24m annual revenue goes bankrupt with £1.9 bn of debts and a further £0.6m financing commitments. It made two appallingly large and risky investments that, not surprisingly, went disastrously wrong. It should have made national headlines amid...
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Does good corporate governance lead to financial success?
Business is plagued these days with academic studies that come up with sensational conclusions, usually based on statistical regression. Many seek - and often get - wide media coverage if their claims are wild enough. To experienced business people, these reports...
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FTX – the last word in corporate governance
In case any of us forget the importance of good corporate governance, have a look at the administrator John Jay III’s declaration* on the collapse of FTX, a company once valued at $32 billion. The governance was so bad, you might smile at some of this, but remember...
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Can we all make better decisions?
Making better decisions is the holy grail of the boardroom. Corporate governance is full of rules and procedures, but very little on actual decision-making. There is however considerable academic discussion of good decision-making. A really interesting example of this...