New Climate Realities in the Boardroom: What Directors Are Really Saying (and Doing)
Image courtesy: Artist: Patrick Chappatte; First Published: World Meteorological Organisation Calendar Guest blog by Helle Bank Jørgensen , GCB.D, NACD.DC ( originally published here ) Global Managing Director, Board Development, Board Intelligence and Founder Competent Boards. #1 Amazon Bestselling Author, Global Keynote Speaker. If you serve on a board today, you can feel the ground shifting under your feet. The rhetoric is louder, the politics are harsher, the data are starker, and yet, behind the headlines, many boards are getting on with it. They’re changing how they talk, how they budget, and how they govern. That was the unmistakable signal from the recent Competent Boards Global Forum conversation we convened with directors and senior leaders spanning Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Europe. Here’re the top 5 distilled reality from the conversation. It’s messy, nuanced, and actionable. Pledges don’t buy trust anymore. Proof does. Not long ago, boards were appl...
