Good directors hard to find

BOARDS today face pressures from all sides - a volatile and complex business environment, escalating regulatory demands and challenges coming even from within the boardroom.

To deal with all these pressures, boards undoubtedly want the best directors they can get. But what are the qualities that these "good directors" ought to have?

The list can be long. But we can classify these attributes into three groups: innate qualities, competencies and performance focus.