Corporate governance:

Corporate Governance For Private Business – Two Best Practices

Corporate Governance For Private Business

Understanding what the best corporate governance practices are for their private business isn’t a question we get from many private company owners. Generally we see that private business owners are more concerned with the day to day operations of their companies. In cases where they have thought about it, many private business owners don’t see … read more


Corporate Board Governance Trends In Canada – 2012

Corporate Board Governance Trends

According to the ‘Canadian Spencer Stuart Board Index’, there were few surprises in Canadian corporate board governance trends in 2012. Spencer Stuart has carefully positioned itself as the the ‘premier firm for Board counsel and recruitment’. The ‘Canadian Spencer Stuart Board Index (CSSBI)’ is published annually to report on the Board trends of Canadian companies.Spencer … read more


Does Your Board Have a Crisis Management Plan?

Board Governance Depends on Where You Sit Charles De Gaulle – Faced with crisis, the person of character falls back on himself.  They impose their own stamp of action, take responsibility for it, and make it their own. In my previous blog –  Board Governance Depends On What Your View Is I shared that by … read more

75% of Advertising Campaigns are a Failure

This is not new news – however it strikes me as very odd that people and companies continue to pour dollars into advertising campaigns expecting huge results.

The Big Brands Don’t Always Win!

The bigger the brand, the more power they have and the more profit they generate. Although this sounds reasonable, it’s not always the case. Most brands will have in their strategic planning something that talks about growth either new or organic. However the planning, implementation and executing all need to work together to achieve the desired … read more

Board Members Thinking as Leaders – Fiduciary

In the last blog, we talked about a new approach to Board Governance that utilizes three different perspectives. The Fiduciary side addresses financial oversight and stewardship; Strategic address policy making and Generative addresses how we make sense of what it is they do.