One Minute Governance

61. Do we Need to Force Board Turnover to Achieve Board Diversity?

The biggest bottleneck to board diversity is the slow pace of board renewal.  Is it really such a big problem?

60. Why do Young People Want to be on Boards so Badly?

I'm all for age diversity on boards, but sometimes I wonder if young directors - or any new directors, for that matter - really know what they're getting themselves into.

59. Diversity Superpower: Learn to Use the Words "White Supremacy"

Finding the courage to explore big and difficult topics can help your board to achieve great things.

58. Who Should be on Compensation Committees?

It's difficult enough finding good directors in the first place, but building a good compensation committee is a whole other thing...

57. Does Your Board Really Understand Your CEO's Pay?

I worry sometimes that the board is a bit out of the loop on executive pay.

56. Is compensation the key to stakeholder capitalism?

I think boards could use executive compensation as a tool to align CEO interests with those of a broad range of stakeholders.

55. Executive Compensation: Are we focusing too much on the amount?

The huge dollar amounts of CEO pay are impossible to ignore, but are they really the most important issue?

54. What would happen if we paid CEOs less?

It turns out that we don't know how low CEO pay can go before having negative consequences...

53. What is the deal with executive compensation?

Executive compensation takes up a huge amount of bandwidth in boardrooms.  Why haven't we figured out how to do it right yet?

52. What does the "board of the future" look like?

I hear a lot of experts talking about the "board of the future".  Here's my take on what that might mean.

51. Season 2 Intro

To kick off season 2, I revisit one of my favourite questions from season 1 - and I actually take a stab at answering it this time!

50. Season 1 Finale

I've decided that in celebration of the 50th episode of One Minute Governance I will be taking a break until the summer.  This episode recaps Season 1.

49. Managing the Information Gap - Netflix

Netflix has implemented some of the most unique board-management information sharing processes I've seen.  Would they work for your organization?

48. Real-World Example of Failing to Consider Stakeholders

This episode indulges my governance and musician lives and explores a recent decision error by the Canadian Music Week festival.

47. Policies that Impede Board Diversity

Are your corporate policies perpetuating systemic exclusion in boardrooms?