Our Insights
Corporate governance is a broad, dynamic domain and touches on many aspects of the whole-of-entity life cycle; playing a significant role in the success or demise of any business concern. Through our blog, we hope to share with you our industry insights and experiences in all aspects of social enterprise and charity law and practice, as well as our corporate governance commentary, opinion pieces and advice applicable to social, private and public firms alike.
Hanging by a thread
Board performance evaluation has many benefits, such as identifying governance weak and/or blind spots, or providing the foundations for board renewal. But its importance is often misunderstood and leaves good governance hanging by a thread, so in this Insights article we’ll demonstrate its connection to board leadership, succession planning and strategic value creation.
Finding your True North
What role does a strategic plan play in your organisation? Does it help guide value creation, drive your organisation’s pursuit of its purposes and act as a cultural glue or, once drafted by the board and excutive team, does it just sit in a drawer, never to be heard of again? We speak about strategic plans and how they can serve as your organisation’s true north here.
To Be, Or not to B (Corp)
B Corps have surged in popularity in recent years, but are they really all they’re cracked up to be? In this Insights article, we critically evaluate the B-Lab certification model and whether they’re a worthwhile investment for socially-conscious start-ups & established businesses.
Through the crucible
The latest Hillsong church scandal involves an attempted whistleblowing attempt through a Federal Parliamentarian in which concerned alleged fraud, money laundering and tax evasion. When an existing protected disclosure avenue already exists, why wasn’t it used? And when churches like Hillsong in Australia are registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, why wasn’t the disclosure made to them?
In this Insights article, we explore the charitable whistleblowing problem in Australia and what solutions may exist to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
The quandary and the convenient intruder
How does your team handle change and leadership succession? Is there a way to both plan for it and turn it into an opportunity to enhance your business?
To read, and to absorb
How can directors and executives benefit from reading widely, both in their work and daily lives?