Written by Elise Perraud On 16th August, the dean of Harvard’s school of public health, Michelle Williams called on companies to appoint public health professionals on their boards and C-Suite to manage the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may hang over businesses for years. Does such a call apply to UK boardrooms, their structure…
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In this week’s blog, we are pleased to feature a conversation between Bryan Foss, a co-founder of the Risk Coalition and non-executive director and Dr Roger Miles, a researcher and author on human-factor risks, improvement of conduct and related controls. This article should be read in conjunction with the highlights of the Diversity in Risk…
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As part of the NEDonBoard Crisis Management series for board members, NEDonBoard hosted a virtual discussion for the NED community on Crisis Management and Lessons Learned on 11th August 2020. The event featured an interview of Sir Win Bischoff who discussed notably the key attributes of non-executive directors and board members in times of crisis…
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2020 has been unprecedented year so far as organisations have had to adapt to social distancing and support new ways of working. The COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically increased home working, video conferencing and online operations, increasing the risk of Cyber attacks and has accelerated the digital transformation.
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Written by Chris Harvey Recent national and international events indicate that significantly greater progress in our society is needed to tackle inequality and discrimination. Despite an ethnically diverse workforce across most NHS organisations, staff from ethnic backgrounds are still more likely to experience discrimination, bullying, harassment, and abuse, and less likely than white colleagues to…
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As part of the NEDonBoard Crisis Management series for board members, NEDonBoard hosted an online discussion for the NED community on Crisis Management and Employee Engagement. A summary of insights is available to NEDonBoard members.
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The impact of COVID-19 is unprecedented. Most countries were not ready to deal with an event of this magnitude and most businesses could not have anticipated the social and economic upheaval that the pandemic has inflicted. In 2019’s Aon Global Risk Management Survey, the number one risk according to Risk Managers globally was seen as the…
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As part of a series of events on Crisis Management, NEDonBoard hosted a “Crisis Management & Communication” virtual event on 7th July 2020. An overview of key insights is available to members.
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Culture, Diversity and Inclusion has been a key theme for NEDonBoard throughout 2020.
Here, we share an overview of some important issues and best practices identified for board members in relation to Culture, Diversity and Inclusion following a series of meetings and events with the board community.
NEDonBoard, the professional body for non-executive directors and board members in the UK, collaborated with Maanch to donate 15% of their new membership sign-ups during the period of the lockdown. “As a community of senior executives, we wanted to contribute responsibly during these challenging times. Maanch came as a natural fit for their focus on…
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