When to Challenge Management’s Market-Entry Assumptions
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: A non-executive director should challenge a market-entry plan whenever its case rests on optimistic assumptions that have not been stress-tested — a single rosy forecast with no downside …
Shadow Boards: A Tool NEDs Should Take Seriously
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: A shadow board — sometimes called a next-generation or junior board — is a group of younger or more junior employees who meet in parallel with the main …
5 Hidden KPIs Every Finance Director Should Track
5 Hidden KPIs Every Finance Director Should Track The Importance of KPIs in Financial Management Understanding KPIs Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are quantifiable measures that organizations use to evaluate their success in achieving key business objectives. In the realm of financial management, KPIs serve as …
The NED’s Role in Promoting Ethical Organisational Culture
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: The ethical culture of a company — whether people do the right thing when no one is watching, and feel able to raise concerns when something is wrong …
Negotiating Board Role Terms: What NEDs Should Ask
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Before accepting a non-executive role, a director should be clear on the terms that genuinely matter — and most of them belong in the letter of appointment. The …
Why Boards Now Demand NEDs with Cyber Risk Expertise
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Boards now actively seek cyber capability in their non-executives for three connected reasons. First, cyber has become a board-level risk rather than an IT problem: a serious incident …
Knowing When It’s Time for a NED to Step Down Gracefully
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Knowing when to leave is part of being a good non-executive director. The signals that it may be time are usually clear if you are honest with yourself: …
The Role of Non-Exec Directors in Cyber Crisis Response
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: When a cyber incident escalates into a full-blown crisis — one that threatens the company’s reputation, its stakeholders’ trust and sometimes its survival — the board and its …
Transitioning a Fractional Executive Role to a Full NED Position
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Moving from fractional executive work into a non-executive director role is one of the more natural career transitions there is — and fractional experience is a genuine head …
Young Professionals as NEDs: Breaking Conventional Wisdom
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: The conventional picture of a non-executive director is a semi-retired veteran with decades of experience behind them — and there is a real reason that picture exists: a …
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