4 Tips for effective meeting management
The world is getting more complex – including for businesses. Management teams need to use all their entrepreneurial skills during their regular meetings to put the company on the right track for the …
Digitalisation conquers company boards
When board members and executives communicate, to what extent do they do so electronically and securely? This was the question examined in Board Communication and Digitalisation, a pan-European study …
It’s time to spice things up
You’re in the kitchen about to cook. You’ve got five ingredients laid out in front of you. Five of the most flavoursome, organic, top-quality ingredients. You start slicing, dicing and grating. You bl…
Three reasons not to use email encryption
The encryption trend is still quite strong – and no wonder, when cyber-attacks are in the headlines practically every day. Legislators have also jumped on the bandwagon and include requirements for th…
Lead or be led: Why digital transformation starts at the top
Digital transformation is in need of a boost. According to Ted Schadler, principal analyst at Forrester, too many businesses are not investing enough resources into digital technologies or not even bo…
It’s there clearly in front of you – hopefully
Now board agendas might not be described as exciting. In fact, you might even say they’re a bit mundane. But in the ‘task versus importance’ ratio, a board agenda is right up there at the top. In its …
Local cloud storage for critical company data
The GDPR is having a growing impact on companies’ data strategies. Even large US groups are not immune to its effects. Things have now got to the stage where the US is even talking about implementing…
What does board effectiveness look like?
Brainloop recently launched The Board Lab, a joint initiative with The Chairman’s Network, created to look at the issue of board effectiveness. It comprised of a series of events to encourage open dis…
Super-sized me. You need to shed the weight
You’re walking down a corridor to a board meeting and catch your reflection in a window. You turn and think, ‘Look at the size of it.’ That enormous bulge you’re carrying around your middle. You’re re…
A digital boardroom can cut the stress of board papers
Board papers are an absolute necessity but have become the bane of many company secretary’s life. Their purpose should be to give board members a ‘feeling’ for how the business is going; providing ess…
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