Articles written By Better Boards

Co-designing Your New Business Model

For boards of community businesses (NFPs) the move to a customer-driven, competitive marketplace is a radical departure from their known industry/sector context to which they and their management team …

Directors' Duties: Lessons from the past to guide future conduct

It is said that those who fail to learn the lessons from mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat those mistakes. Another saying often attributed to Einstein is that the definition of insanity is …

The Board's Role in Strategic Transformation

For boards, chief executive officers and executives of community businesses (NFPs) the move to the customer-driven, competitive marketplace is a radical departure from their known industry/sector …

The Board Portal: An essential part of your boardroom?

The adoption of online board portals is part of a growing trend of embracing e-governance in both non-profit and corporate boardrooms. The expanded use of technology in the boardroom can be very …

Keep Calm and Embrace the Numbers

Board members of not for profit organisations come to the table with a mix of skills and experiences which makes their contribution special. However when finances aren’t their thing, making financial …

Artificial Intelligence for NFP Directors

The upcoming webinar presents a comprehensive study of the influence that the cluster of technologies frequently labelled as “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) is projected to have on …

Dealing with Deviant Directors

Deviant directors are those whose personal agendas, poor interpersonal skills and/or conflicts of interest work against their ability to serve the organisation effectively. Disruptive and deviant …

Better Boards Conference 2017

Better Boards would like to thank all delegates, speakers and sponsors for attending the Better Boards Conference 2017. We sincerely hope you found the experience enriching and that you made some …

Sprout Summit 2017

Build Business Models for Profit and Purpose

This webinar will explore practical strategies that NFP Boards and Directors can use to evaluate or build business models for profit and purpose. Through an exploration of different levers that can be …