Board effectiveness under the spotlight

Posted by Anonymous in on Thu, 02/09/2010 - 17:28
  • The ability of directors to provide clear direction is vital to success
  • The make up of company boards must ensure that there is a mix of able and motivated directors
  • Board appraisals should include a review of the strategy, the annual plan, agendas and minutes over the past 12 months, and one-to-one discussions with board members

Is your board fit enough to drive sustained growth, asks Neville Bain.

We are facing challenging but in many ways exciting times. The UK economic recovery remains fragile, however, many commentators feel that confidence is returning and that things will continue to improve.

The commercial sector has been and will continue to be the chief driver of the recovery, which effectively means that company boards will be shouldering much of the responsibility for taking this country forward into sustained growth.

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What are your top business challenges today?

2009-08-12 14:53 - 7871 reads
Getting through to 2H 2010
7% (5 votes)
Planning strategies for growth after the recession
14% (10 votes)
Keeping down costs
30% (21 votes)
Raising capital and credit
6% (4 votes)
Maintaining a healthy cashflow
43% (30 votes)
Total votes: 70

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