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There are many ways to run a more efficient board: focus on clear board meeting goals, provide directors with thorough briefings, and handle minutes quickly and effectively. What’s missing too often from that list is the critical role technology must play in helping your organization meet these objectives, ensure due diligence and keep your data private and secure. A new report from Forrester¹ is sounding the alarm over problematic board practices. It tells

While North American boards are making strides every day to make sure their board members represent different genders, ages, skill sets, and ethnic backgrounds, the fact is that the majority of board members are male, white, and approaching retirement age. Boards of directors tackle complex issues, and having a variety of voices around the table, especially ones not simply parroting the status quo, is in the best interest of every organization. In

When new recruits join your board of directors, you need to have onboarding in place to help them contribute both meaningfully and quickly. Our panel of leaders from various industries, interviewed earlier in the year for their expert opinions on modern governance and board performance challenges, agree that organizational performance hinges on being able to onboard and engage new directors in a rapid and effective way. Why? Because boards are often continuously

Is your board keeping pace with the shifting landscape of board governance? Are you ready for generational changes in leadership and intensifying board data security risks? Is your board embracing vital technology to operate with efficiency and inclusion? Although each board is unique, there are a few modern developments in board governance that affect every board in some way. Whether yours is a corporate, nonprofit, or Crown board, changes in the world

Board diversity has been one of the most discussed topics of 2019. Diversity alone though won’t deliver on the promise of uncovering potential opportunities and risks to an organization. To spark that kind of open discussion, every board member needs to be invited to speak up. Creating an inclusive board is the next step in progressive board governance. To explore the role of inclusivity in board governance and performance, Aprio invited board