There is a view that in operating a business enterprise it’s not all about governance, which sometimes can be described as a series of boring meetings and tedious tasks, especially for family businesses. In my opinion family owned businesses often do not formally set...
People have asked me over many years how do I get a foot in the door to become a Board Director? What is the right way to get experience? For many years the answer would have been, look at a Not for Profit (NFP), which was a good place to gain experience. However,...
David Spear FAICD wrote the first feasibility study for Indigenous Governance for the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). He led the development of the first ever six Indigenous governance training modules for AICD. Through this experience and...
To what extent does the rigor and due diligence applied to high-risk business activities translate to the acquisition of human capital? Recruiting leaders, be it C-suite or Board members, can be an expensive business process, with costs escalating when it goes wrong. ...
