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A board governance issue that should be a priority for all not-for-profits in Canada right now, is CNCA compliance. The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (CNCA), which was brought into force [...]
According to the 'Canadian Spencer Stuart Board Index', there were few surprises in Canadian corporate board governance trends in 2012. Spencer Stuart has carefully positioned itself as the the 'premier [...]
Board Governance Depends on Where You Sit Charles De Gaulle - Faced with crisis, the person of character falls back on himself. They impose their own stamp of action, take [...]
Are you interested in Board Effectiveness? Using surveys, interviews and audits, we assess how well Boards are fulfilling their governance role and identify opportunities to improve Board structure, composition, [...]
Board governance is frequently discussed and deliberated usually from many different perspectives. Do you see it from the stage looking down or from the seats looking up?
Boards of Directors must increasingly manage their oversight of Human Capital. CEO succession planning is a critical Board responsibility. Yet in today’s climate, Board’s seem powerless in dealing with [...]
In the last blog, we talked about a new approach to Board Governance that utilizes three different perspectives. The Fiduciary side addresses financial oversight and stewardship; Strategic address policy making and Generative addresses how we make sense of what it is they do.
Industry Canada announced that on October 17, 2011 the new Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (NFP Act) came into force. Organizations currently in the process of incorporating may have to submit new forms, and organizations incorporated under the previous legislation will have three years to transition to the Not-For-Profit Act. Boards and their members should review current by-laws and see what changes will be needed to be made in the transition period. As it relates to directors, the Act will a more standard objective in carrying out their duties and responsibilities.
Some time ago (actually a while ago now), I gave this short but well-received address to a company holiday party. Maybe there's something helpful here...either for a speech, holiday [...]