Chairing

type: Leadership
date: 16/10/25

Trust with teeth: managing chair-CEO tension for performance

Trust with teeth: managing chair-CEO tension for performance

Behind every high-functioning board lies a dynamic that shapes decisions, sharpens oversight and builds strategic clarity.

CEOs
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Leadership

type: Leadership
date: 22/09/25

Leadership Conference

Contribution over comfort: the mindset of a high-performing chair

Contribution over comfort: the mindset of a high-performing chair

Dame Rosanne Meo, George Adams and Marama Royal on leading boards with courage, conviction and meaningful connection.

Chairing
Leadership

type: Leadership
date: 22/07/25

Keeping the board on track: lessons from the driver’s seat

Keeping the board on track: lessons from the driver’s seat

Like an F1 race, governance moves fast. George Adams CFInstD shares the instincts that set great chairs apart.

Board dynamics
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Leadership

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 07/07/25

First among equals? Not if they are underperforming

First among equals? Not if they are underperforming

From Volkswagen to Uber, high-profile board failures show the cost of avoiding hard calls on chair performance.

Board evaluation
Chairing

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 07/07/25

From ‘Felicity Fix-It’ to ‘Rulebook Reggie’

From ‘Felicity Fix-It’ to ‘Rulebook Reggie’

Two fictional chairs, and one very real set of insights, show what it takes to lead through startup volatility and corporate protocol.

Chairing

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 07/07/25

KPMG

Will it make the boat go faster?

Will it make the boat go faster?

Effective chairs anchor boards in mission and purpose – lifting performance, guiding decisions and having the courage to call what counts.

Chairing
From our sponsors

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 07/07/25

Diligent

Succession is a strategy, not an exit plan

Succession is a strategy, not an exit plan

It isn’t just about who’s leaving – it’s about what the board is losing, and what it needs next.

Chairing
From our sponsors

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 07/07/25

What makes a great chair

What makes a great chair

Eight experienced New Zealand chairs (and IoD members) share their perspectives on the realities of leading a board.

Chairing