SIGNATURES …. WHAT IS YOURS?
Growing up, among the many things that fascinated me about my father was the way that he answered phone calls when on duty. There was a way he said “Hello?”…
ORGANISATIONAL BOUNDARIES: DO THEY EXIST?
Do you ever feel that colleagues may be intrusive in the discharge of your role and function in the organisation? Do you ever feel that they may be “overstepping their…
DIRECTORS “EGO” AND “CRITIC”, PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS IN THE BOARDROOM
One may call it force of habit or simply, personality. As Secretary to the Board, I always endeavour to meet each Board Member as they enter the building and usher them…
Standard Agenda items: Mere formalities? Part II
As I continue from Part I, I address my mind to other Agenda items that can be considered “standard” as follows: 7. Consideration of Minutes of previous meeting This item…
SEEING, HEARING AND UNDERSTANDING: ESSENTIAL TO CORPORATE ETIQUETTE AND LEADERSHIP
In my modest years of performing the company/board secretarial function to a number of governing bodies, I have been in a position to interact with and observe the conduct of…
QUORUMS AND BEING QUORATE AT CORPORATE MEETINGS: THE NECESSITY DILEMMA
For a long time now, I have considered the issue of a quorum at meetings and the necessity or otherwise of being quorate. Recently, I decided to research the matter…
PROTOCOLS, PROCEDURES AND PROCESSES: THE PRACTICALITY AND EFFICIENCY QUOTIENT
From the outset, I must declare that the Practicality and Efficiency Quotient which I will abbreviate as PEQ, is but a figment of my imagination! I came up with it…
DUALITY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS IN A CORPORATE : KEY ASSUMPTIONS
To colleagues that hold two executive positions in a corporate, I propose that we carefully consider the function beyond the honour of being expected to singularly discharge two distinct functions.…
QUALITATIVE FOLLOWERSHIP IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
May I propose that the topic I will share my thoughts on is for some reason or the other overshadowed by the discussion and concepts surrounding leadership skills and qualities.…
FLEXING WITH EXPERIENCE PART 3 – ROLLING UP SLEEVES AND BUILDING
In this final part of this miniseries of the topic of “Flexing with Experience”, I propose to speak about experiences I have had with building structures and processes in an…