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Thought leadership features articles written by VUCA Directors. We aim to share our dynamic thinking and collective voice on a range of issues and key topics impacting leaders and organisations.
Our passion is to share our experience, inspire and deliver impactful insights.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) …. tick a box or take a deep dive.
In September 2023 the AFR published an article based on recent King & Wood Mallesons Boardroom Survey called...
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Strategy and Governance of Emissions Reduction
As the stewards for long-term performance and resilience, the board should determine the most effective way to integrate climate considerations into its...
When does my Board need to add Emissions Reduction into our Strategy?
Introduction Before reading this paper, for each of your boards write down how long you think they have before they need to introduce emissions reduction into...
The Importance of Outplacement Services and Supporting Employees Impacted by Redundancy
Outplacement services provide assistance to employees in transitioning into the next stage of their career after organisational change that normally results...
The sudden CEO departure
Over the last two years, there has been a common finding from the Board Performance Reviews we have conducted. CEO Succession Planning or ‘Sudden’ CEO...
Critical reading for Board Directors – the value of independent Board evaluations in optimising Board performance
Good governance practice asserts that a board should work to continuously improve the way it fulfils its responsibilities. To enable this, it is essential...
For optimal Board performance… the value of independent Board reviews.
Good governance practice asserts that a board should work to continuously improve the way it fulfils its responsibilities. To enable this, it is common for...
Director perspectives on the effectiveness of Risk Appetite Statements
Organisations are facing greater pressures as they strive to improve results. In these challenging times, boards need to be alert to heightened risk taking...
How Chairs are responding to the COVID-19 marathon
While simultaneously dealing with the COVID-19 crisis marathon that has created short term and medium term risks, which may be impacting on the very survival...
How do Chairs prepare for Board meetings?
There is very little understanding of how Chairs prepare for board meetings and undertake their role. There is no rule book and little guidance on good...
Organisations have experienced significant disruption and unprecedented change. Reflecting on the strategic plan, how many included a global pandemic – not many!
David Spear FAICD, VUCA Director is one of Australia’s leading Strategic Planning facilitators. He has been conducting these sessions now for many years and...
Does the Board and Executive have the right skills, optimism and courage required to survive through these uncharted times and shape the next normal?
The VUCA world is the new norm with Boards operating in an environment characterised by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. As the world...
Do Directors prepare well for Board meetings?
There are many factors that underpin good decision making around the board table. One that receives little attention is how individual directors prepare for...
Is governance important to family business?
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...
So, You Want to Join a Board?
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...
What is the key to helping Indigenous Boards succeed
David Spear FAICD wrote the first feasibility study for Indigenous Governance for the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). He led the...