I often ponder the question, how do we get people to follow the rules? I see this type of challenge in both my work as an accountant and when I am doing governance training. This tip is the first in my summer series that will address the question, how we get compliance with the rules? […]
The Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) is responsible for regulating the sending of commercial electronic messages in Canada. They hold hearings based on complaints that are made to them. A recent decision involving a company called nCrowd is of interest to officers and directors. The president of nCrowd was surprised to be charged […]
As I have said, I go to lots of board meetings and other types of meetings. I have been struck by how long some of the discussions take. My theory on a discussion is that once you start to hear people repeating themselves, the board chair should ask if anyone has anything new to say. […]
It is AGM (Annual general Meeting) season and I have been to quite a few meetings lately. Generally, after I present the financial statements to the group, there is silence when I ask if there are any questions? No one says anything. I am pretty good at explaining financial statements since I have been both […]
Each organization should have a procedure for onboarding the new directors who were elected at the AGM. It is a wonderful plan to have a checklist of the items that a new board member needs to do, such as signing annual confirmations about conflict of interest and confidentiality. A review of other important policies, discussion […]