IMHO | IoD NZ

type: IMHO
date: 14/11/25

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IMHO: Why Bitcoin isn’t just for crypto enthusiasts anymore

IMHO: Why Bitcoin isn’t just for crypto enthusiasts anymore

Bitcoin’s volatility is real – but so is its strategic relevance.

type: IMHO
date: 22/10/25

OPINION

IMHO: 880 million-year-old manufacturer seeks partnerships

IMHO: 880 million-year-old manufacturer seeks partnerships

Nature is your supply chain’s supply chain – and it’s time to invest in your most valuable asset.

type: IMHO
date: 18/09/25

OPINION

IMHO: Rewriting the rules: governing with grace

IMHO: Rewriting the rules: governing with grace

Why are women leaders pushing themselves beyond exhaustion and is it time to face the truth and break the mould?

type: IMHO
date: 17/09/25

OPINION

IMHO: Bringing culture into code – Why AI governance must be culturally competent

IMHO: Bringing culture into code – Why AI governance must be culturally competen...

Embedding Māori perspectives in AI is not optional – it’s essential to trusted, ethical governance in Aotearoa.

AI
Māori governance

type: IMHO
date: 15/09/25

OPINION

IMHO: Anchored by purpose, lifted by community

IMHO: Anchored by purpose, lifted by community

Tautua Pasifika mentees left their first session feeling inspired, equipped – and part of something bigger.

Diversity & inclusion
Health and safety

type: IMHO
date: 08/09/25

OPINION

IMHO: Putting Pacific worker safety on the governance agenda

IMHO: Putting Pacific worker safety on the governance agenda

As a Pacific trailblazer in ergonomics, Dr Kolose is shaping safer workplaces through board leadership.

Diversity & inclusion
Health and safety

type: IMHO
date: 04/09/25

OPINION

IMHO: Demography and destiny – Five strategic imperatives for directors

IMHO: Demography and destiny – Five strategic imperatives for directors

Population trends are reshaping talent, markets and strategy – boards must act with foresight.

Diversity & inclusion

type: IMHO
date: 03/09/25

OPINION

IMHO: When everything looks like a nail – AI and the art of strategic thinking

IMHO: When everything looks like a nail – AI and the art of strategic thinking

The real risk isn’t AI failure – it’s inaction. Culture, not code, drives adoption.

AI

type: IMHO
date: 21/08/25

OPINION

IMHO: If AI becomes everything, what does that mean for governance?

IMHO: If AI becomes everything, what does that mean for governance?

Boards must act now to govern AI as a strategic force shaping risk, value and how organisations adapt.

AI

type: IMHO
date: 23/07/25

OPINION

IMHO: AI in the boardroom: All spin or a brave new world?

IMHO: AI in the boardroom: All spin or a brave new world?

From speeding up reporting to reshaping decision-making, here’s what boards need to know now.

AI

type: IMHO
date: 26/06/25

OPINION

IMHO: What directors need to unlearn

IMHO: What directors need to unlearn

Letting go of operational habits, embracing discomfort and building reflective practice can support a successful shift into governance.

type: IMHO
date: 06/06/25

OPINION

IMHO: Emotion, aggression or just plain talking?

IMHO: Emotion, aggression or just plain talking?

Different styles of communicating can have positive or negative outcomes. Find out why women in leadership face a constant balancing act.

Board dynamics
Leadership

type: IMHO
date: 30/04/25

OPINION

IMHO: Setting an AI risk appetite

IMHO: Setting an AI risk appetite

Boards can empower AI innovation through setting an appropriate risk appetite.

AI

type: IMHO
date: 16/04/25

OPINION

IMHO: How to get your board working as a team

IMHO: How to get your board working as a team

Building trust is essential on a high-performing board.

type: IMHO
date: 15/01/25

OPINION

IMHO: Ensure third parties are safe with your data

IMHO: Ensure third parties are safe with your data

Directors should require ISO/IEC 27001-certified partners for customer data handling.

Cyber security
Supply chains

type: IMHO
date: 25/03/25

OPINION

IMHO: Executives need more support from boards

IMHO: Executives need more support from boards

Boards need to ensure CEOs and managers are well-supported in often stressful roles.

Board-management relationship
Wellbeing

type: IMHO
date: 17/03/25

OPINION

IMHO: The post-war consensus has gone

IMHO: The post-war consensus has gone

The world has fundamentally changed. Business and government must work together to protect the NZ economy.

Supply chains
Trade

type: IMHO
date: 20/02/25

OPINION

IMHO: A short-term focus on survival is exhausting

IMHO: A short-term focus on survival is exhausting

How to switch our thinking from what we feel we lack to what we can offer.

type: IMHO
date: 20/02/25

OPINION

IMHO: Cybersecurity, reputation and tough calls

IMHO: Cybersecurity, reputation and tough calls

New Zealand directors can learn from Australia’s latest boardroom scandal.

Crisis management
Cyber security
Leadership

type: IMHO
date: 03/02/25

Opinion

IMHO: Generative AI in the boardroom – two views into the future

IMHO: Generative AI in the boardroom – two views into the future

Embracing AI in the right way can help boards build trust and enhance governance.

AI
Board meetings
Digital transformation

type: IMHO
date: 04/12/24

OPINION

IMHO: Why individual board members shouldn't direct management

IMHO: Why individual board members shouldn't direct management

Understanding boundaries is important for developing a good relationship between board and management.

type: IMHO
date: 14/11/24

OPINION

IMHO: I don't care where, as long as I'm chair

IMHO: I don't care where, as long as I'm chair

Can a successful director translate their success to another board? Maybe.

Board composition
Board evaluation
Chairing

type: IMHO
date: 25/10/24

IMHO: AI expertise on boards: real growth or skills inflation?

IMHO: AI expertise on boards: real growth or skills inflation?

An increased number of AI experts on boards raises questions about the realities of board composition and the dynamics of skills inflation.

AI
Cyber security
Digital transformation

type: IMHO
date: 17/10/24

Opinion

IMHO: Picking your chair – best player or best captain?

IMHO: Picking your chair – best player or best captain?

Effective board leadership requires qualities beyond professional expertise or industry experience.

Chairing

type: IMHO
date: 17/10/24

OPINION

IMHO: Is governance a team sport or individual sport?

IMHO: Is governance a team sport or individual sport?

A high performing board has a lot in common with a successful sports team.

Board composition
Chairing

type: IMHO
date: 30/09/24

Opinion

IMHO: ‘We need to disrupt ourselves’

IMHO: ‘We need to disrupt ourselves’

When traditional operating models are being challenged, why should NFP boards step outside of their comfort zone? Find out more.

Not-for-profit governance

type: IMHO
date: 21/08/24

OPINION

IMHO: The perils of chairing NFPs

IMHO: The perils of chairing NFPs

Pretending to be dead shouldn’t be the only escape plan.

Chairing
Not-for-profit governance

type: IMHO
date: 07/08/24

OPINION

IMHO: From potty mouths to polished boards: Why governance needs good manners

IMHO: From potty mouths to polished boards: Why governance needs good manners

Four-letter words have been defended as a professional communications strategy. I've got one - what?

Board dynamics

type: IMHO
date: 25/07/24

OPINION

IMHO: Capturing the value of health and safety capacity

IMHO: Capturing the value of health and safety capacity

Health and safety capacity is not just a cost, it is an asset.

Health and safety

type: IMHO
date: 01/07/24

OPINION

IMHO: Benefits of board diversity

IMHO: Benefits of board diversity

Increasing diversity in the governance community bodes well for the success of New Zealand boards and their organisations.

Diversity & inclusion

type: IMHO
date: 30/05/24

OPINION

IMHO: Note to directors – must try harder

IMHO: Note to directors – must try harder

Like any risk, generative artificial intelligence needs consideration at a board level.

AI
Privacy

type: IMHO
date: 09/05/24

OPINION

IMHO: Boards, don’t just wait for the axe to fall

IMHO: Boards, don’t just wait for the axe to fall

Many community organisation board members need to step up their strategic thinking – especially those reliant on government contracts.

Not-for-profit governance

type: IMHO
date: 21/03/24

OPINION

IMHO: New NFP governance book worth your time

IMHO: New NFP governance book worth your time

There are few books written in New Zealand on governance and even fewer have a focus on charities.

Not-for-profit governance

type: IMHO
date: 08/02/24

OPINION

IMHO: Lifting dividends and share value

IMHO: Lifting dividends and share value

March 31 is fast approaching. For most boards, that means work on your FY 2025 budget is already underway.

Shareholders

type: IMHO
date: 31/10/23

OPINION

IMHO: Evaluating your organisation's technology practices

IMHO: Evaluating your organisation's technology practices

A call to action for board directors and executives.

type: IMHO
date: 06/10/23

OPINION

IMHO: Competing values

IMHO: Competing values

Is the social value of full-time employment worth 1kg of carbon emissions?

Climate change
ESG
SME governance

type: IMHO
date: 15/09/23

OPINION

IMHO: Board members, wake up and stop smelling the coffee

IMHO: Board members, wake up and stop smelling the coffee

Has your board spent more time choosing coffee than debating complex agenda items?

Board meetings
Chairing

type: IMHO
date: 12/09/23

OPINION

IMHO: Numbers through a different lens

IMHO: Numbers through a different lens

Are you balancing your stakeholder investments appropriately? Analysing the numbers might surprise you.

Reporting

type: IMHO
date: 05/09/23

OPINION

IMHO: The power of PR and communications professionals at the board table

IMHO: The power of PR and communications professionals at the board table

Experienced communications practitioners can provide boards with a valuable strategic advantage.

Crisis management
Stakeholders

type: IMHO
date: 28/08/23

OPINION

IMHO: New crimes that directors need to monitor – it’s not just AI

IMHO: New crimes that directors need to monitor – it’s not just AI

Risk registers need to take a deep dive into emerging disruptive technologies to minimise potential threats companies may otherwise face.

Cyber security
Digital transformation

type: IMHO
date: 06/09/23

OPINION

IMHO: Seven steps to build alignment between your board and executive team

IMHO: Seven steps to build alignment between your board and executive team

When it comes to implementing strategy, many companies struggle with building the necessary alignment between directors and executives.

Board dynamics
Board-management relationship

type: IMHO
date: 25/08/23

OPINION

IMHO: The five key roles of the board chair

IMHO: The five key roles of the board chair

At the 2023 Not-For-Profit Chairs Forum, Richard Westlake CFInstD outlined five key considerations when chairing a board.

Chairing
Shareholders
Stakeholders

type: IMHO
date: 04/09/23

OPINION

IMHO: Five reasons charities should think about environmental sustainability

IMHO: Five reasons charities should think about environmental sustainability

Sustainability strategy starts from a commitment to be on the right side of history.

ESG
Not-for-profit governance

type: IMHO
date: 10/08/23

OPINION

IMHO: Who is determining the impact of NFPs?

IMHO: Who is determining the impact of NFPs?

The auditing tail is at risk of wagging the NFP dog if reporting focuses on outputs and excludes ethical storytelling about valuable impacts

ESG
Not-for-profit governance
Reporting

type: IMHO
date: 09/08/23

OPINION

IMHO: Mandate shift – considering the impact from investments, too

IMHO: Mandate shift – considering the impact from investments, too

Trustees should consider the purpose of, and impact, their organisations make, not just grow investments.

Not-for-profit governance

type: IMHO
date: 25/07/23

OPINION

IMHO: Safety through tech

IMHO: Safety through tech

How to harness emerging technologies in health, safety and wellbeing governance.

Digital transformation
Future-proofing
Health and safety

type: IMHO
date: 12/07/23

OPINION

IMHO: Helping shape the future: managing the assets of not for profits

IMHO: Helping shape the future: managing the assets of not for profits

Effective investment governance is crucial for not for profits, writes Forsyth Barr Head of Wealth Management Research Matt Henry, CFA.

Not-for-profit governance

type: IMHO
date: 03/07/23

OPINION

IMHO: Can a board be an intangible asset?

IMHO: Can a board be an intangible asset?

A well-chosen board of directors can boost the value of a company's intangible assets, but people aren’t intangible assets in themselves.

Board composition

type: IMHO
date: 27/06/23

OPINION

IMHO: Why boards need to embrace AI automation

IMHO: Why boards need to embrace AI automation

Kiwi companies that don’t embrace AI and automation may not exist in three years.

Digital transformation
Future-proofing
Innovation

type: IMHO
date: 12/06/23

OPINION

IMHO: Why directors need to pay attention to synthetic data

IMHO: Why directors need to pay attention to synthetic data

Synthetic data is tipped to be the dominant form of data used for AI by 2024, but what is it and what are the impacts for directors?

Digital transformation
Innovation

type: IMHO
date: 11/05/23

OPINION

IMHO: How to govern health, safety and wellbeing through the balance sheet?

IMHO: How to govern health, safety and wellbeing through the balance sheet?

Chris Alderson CMInstD is researching directors’ views on measuring an organisation’s Health and Safety capacity.

Accountability
Health and safety

type: IMHO
date: 02/05/23

OPINION

IMHO: A matter of trust

IMHO: A matter of trust

What boards need to know about Responsible AI.

Digital transformation
Future-proofing

type: IMHO
date: 07/03/23

OPINION

IMHO: Applying the Four Pillars in a public sector setting

IMHO: Applying the Four Pillars in a public sector setting

This is one of three opinion articles published as a package, looking at the issue of political neutrality in the public sector.

Director duties

type: IMHO
date: 07/03/23

OPINION

IMHO: Political neutrality in the public service

IMHO: Political neutrality in the public service

This is one of three opinion articles published as a package, looking at the issue of political neutrality in the public sector.

Director duties

type: IMHO
date: 21/02/23

OPINION

IMHO: ChatGPT light-hearted distraction, all-powerful tool, or cause for panic?

IMHO: ChatGPT light-hearted distraction, all-powerful tool, or cause for panic?

Anthony McMahon MInstD on why Chat GPT may not be as powerful as it’s currently touted to be.

Digital transformation

type: IMHO
date: 10/02/23

OPINION

IMHO: Going “overboard”

IMHO: Going “overboard”

What is the right number of directorships you should take on?

Board composition
Director duties

type: IMHO
date: 30/01/23

Opinion

IMHO: Directors are already ahead of the curve on ESG

IMHO: Directors are already ahead of the curve on ESG

Casting a governance lens over the Companies Amendment Bill it is difficult to see much risk to directors.

Compliance
Director duties
ESG

type: IMHO
date: 12/12/22

Opinion

IMHO: Urutau: weaving te ao Māori into governance

IMHO: Urutau: weaving te ao Māori into governance

New ways of governing are emerging.

Diversity & inclusion
Future-proofing
Māori governance

type: IMHO
date: 01/12/22

Opinion

IMHO: Learning how to kill it in the boardroom

IMHO: Learning how to kill it in the boardroom

Mike O'Donnell MInstD on aspiring drummers and aspiring directors.

Board composition
Diversity & inclusion

type: IMHO
date: 23/11/22

Opinion

IMHO: ESG - where is the love for the ‘S’?

IMHO: ESG - where is the love for the ‘S’?

Time for it to be given equal measure to the E and G at the board table.

ESG
Not-for-profit governance
Reporting

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