Setting the right board culture
Members need the right motivation, be guided by shared values for the company's benefit.
COMPANIES today have to adhere to a list of governance and control guidelines that are either mandatory or highly recommended as they reflect best corporate practices.
When it comes to board composition, almost all ensure their boards have an appropriate number of members, good committees and structures, members with sufficiently diverse competencies, and clear terms of reference, ethics and conflict-of- interest policies.
However, a closer look at the failures of boards at companies such as Enron, Tyco and Worldcom shows that dysfunction within the board was the catalyst for failure rather than the lack of corporate governance structures or best practices.
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