Corporate governance provides foundational integrity that supports an effectively managed organization. Excellent governance requires skill, insight and informed, objective decision-making. Governance is like a plant’s root system. The visible health and strength of the plant (company) depends in large part on the health of the root (governance) beneath the surface. Like the root, governance is the (mostly) unseen vital anchor and stabilizer. Think of a healthy oak tree as a metaphor for strong governance. The tree is the company and the taproot is its governance vis-à-vis the board of directors. Board culture, processes, structure and policies that support strong governance and accountability are the fibrous roots growing from the main root. The board grows a strong governance root structure by being strategic and focusing on long-term performance. (more…)
Posted by Adrianne Trainor and Byron Loflin, Center for Board Excellence, on Monday, November 4, 2019
Editor's Note: Adrianne Trainor is the Director of Content and Research at the Center for Board Excellence and Byron Loflin is Founder and CEO of the Center for Board Excellence. This post is based on their article published in Corporate Board Member.