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Egon Zehnder, March 2026 Why are there so few CHROs sitting on boards? It’s a question we keep confronting. There are so many reasons to change this, so many points that speak directly to why CHROs would be a huge asset on boards. To get there, let’s first debunk the myths and misunderstandings standing in the way. Despite the grave inaccuracy, the HR function seems to be hamstrung with an old assumption that it is primarily “the overseer of personnel matters.” This lingering

By Agent & Capital Ilona Simpson, Agent & Capital April 2026 As a former board member and someone who interacts with boards of traditional enterprises, just like many of you, I have come to see the board pack not just as a set of papers or slides, but as a quiet reflection of how ready our organisations truly are to work with AI. Here is a simple diagnostic I sometimes share with chairs and lead directors. Take a look at your last three board packs and ask yourself: could AI

By Agent & Capital Ilona Simpson, Agent & Capital April 2026 As boards prepare for the next cycle of strategy reviews, risk oversight, and talent discussions, one question keeps surfacing in forward-looking organisations: where exactly does AI belong in the board pack? For too long, AI has been treated like any other “nice-to-have” topic: tucked away under Any Other Business (AOB). It receives a polite seven-minute slot at the end of a long meeting, a quick nod from directors

By Hande Ocak Basev for Leadr Mag, 17 March 2026 The article by Hande Ocak Basev , an AI-driven business strategist and Managing Partner at WSI Digital, highlights that AI is fundamentally reshaping leadership by pushing organisations to adopt a more strategic, human-centered and technology-integrated approach. Rather than simply automating tasks, AI is enabling leaders to make better decisions through data insights, streamline HR operations and shift focus toward higher-valu

By Hunt Partners I Altus The paper presents a detailed picture of how corporate governance in India is evolving, combining regulatory progress with real-world boardroom practices. It highlights that while reforms driven by frameworks like the Companies Act and SEBI have significantly strengthened governance structures, gaps remain in implementation , particularly around conflict management, enforcement and consistency across companies. The report emphasises that governance i

By Susana Sierra , for Forbes Business Council , 26 February 2026 The article outlines how corporate governance is becoming increasingly strategic as companies navigate heightened uncertainty from geopolitical tensions, complex regulation, and rapid technological change. During the 2026 proxy season, investors will closely scrutinise boards’ ability to generate long-term value, with emphasis on five key governance areas that set high-quality boards apart. These include cultiv

Impact Boards Emerging Markets (IBEM) is proud to announce that it has entered a strategic partnership with Stanislav Shekshnia to jointly deliver high-level training to emerging markets company board chairs in the context of IBEM’s Corporate Board membership offering, now available in their corporate brochure. Stanislav is a Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD and Co-Director of Leading from the Chair, Scandinavian Executive Inst

INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Heidrick & Struggles, January 2026 The report sheds light on how boards in emerging markets are strengthening governance, resilience and decision-making amid escalating complexity. Drawing insights from over 100 senior directors from emerging markets worldwide, it highlights how uncertainty today differs from traditional risk. The compounding effect of global and local pressures – such

by Theodoros Evgeniou, Peter Nathanial, Ville Satopää and Ludo Van der Heyden, INSEAD 21 January 2026 Far from making directors redundant, AI will enable boards to see further, act faster and govern better. A group of academics from INSEAD found that fears about AI and corporate governance are largely misplaced. Board members won't be replaced by robots. Instead, AI will enable human directors to see better, further and faster. In their view, AI will provide transformational

by Stanislav Shekshnia, INSEAD & Valery Yakubovich, Wharton School, 7 August 2025 Still too few directors recognise AI’s potential to improve preparation, discussion and decision-making in the boardroom. But this may soon change. In 2014, venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Ventures appointed an algorithm to its board, with full voting power on investment decisions. Though it had a seat at the table, the algorithm was really just a faster data analyst, churning out recommenda

Diligent Institute, 13 November 2025 Boards entered 2025 facing rising risk, economic volatility and an urgent mandate to modernise oversight. Diligent recently hosted the Elevate Leadership Summit , a by‑invitation gathering of corporate directors and executives alongside a curated set of experts, for confidential, Chatham House Rule-style discussions to dissect these issues and look to the future of corporate governance. Across sessions, a clear through‑line emerged: the m

by Timothy J. Rowley and Laurence Capron, Harvard Business Review Magazine (Jan–Feb 2025) In every case, consider the context before you act Boards today face a thorny challenge: how to provide proper oversight of management while allowing it the autonomy it needs to be effective. Too often, boards maintain a single mode of engagement at all times, regardless of the type of decision to be made or its importance. This lack of flexibility can significantly undermine board effec

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The DCRO Risk Governance Institute Positively embrace risk to improve company performance In the third publication in the Building a...

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14 July 2025, by Carla Dager, REDD LATAM The Republic of Chile made progress towards its sustainability-linked bond (SLB) targets related...