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By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: The cost of leaving board refreshment too late is larger and subtler than it first appears. The obvious cost is a gradual one: independence and fresh challenge decay …

By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: A company approaching a public listing needs a board that looks and functions very differently from the one that got it through its scale-up years. Public markets, and …

By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Non-executive succession is planning ahead for the orderly replacement of a board’s own non-executives as their terms end — and it needs to start years before a seat …

By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: The most common assumption about the ideal non-executive for an ESG-focused organisation — that it is the person most passionate about environmental and social causes — is the …

The Short Answer There is no single best non-executive director course, because the four types on offer solve different problems. A formal qualification builds credibility where your CV lacks board experience. A one-day course teaches you the mechanics quickly. A business school programme buys you …

By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: An advisory board and a non-executive director both bring outside expertise to a company, but they are different instruments — and which one fits depends mostly on where …

By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: International expansion is one of the highest-stakes moves an SME can make — potentially transformative, but also a common way for otherwise healthy companies to over-reach and come …