Articles by Aaron Goldsworthy

Transformation Starts at the Top

The transformation of an organisation and therein transformation of its business, service or financial model, and all the elements which make an organisation function, is part of the board’s strategic leadership responsibility. For a board to effectively transform an organisation it should first consider the need to transform its own governance and leadership. A board’s strategic leadership responsibility forms part of the board’s two governance roles and four governance responsibilities. These are:

Directors Duties – Understanding Core Business

Directors’ duties, as prescribed by law, set the scene for how a board constructs and operationalises its governance model and structure, roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures and undertakes its work and activities. Beyond directors’ duties, a shared understanding between directors of the key concepts underlying their organisations (and their practical application) provides for more effective agreement on how their board and organisation will be configured, thereby enabling fundamental governance principles and practices to be enacted.