Insights from Company Secretaries Archives | Better Boards https://better-boards.com/category/board-performance/insights-from-company-secretaries/ Board Evaluations for Better Boards Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:51:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://better-boards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-BB-favicon-32x32.png Insights from Company Secretaries Archives | Better Boards https://better-boards.com/category/board-performance/insights-from-company-secretaries/ 32 32 Governance Experts as Non-Executive Directors: A perfect fit? https://better-boards.com/governance-experts-as-non-executive-directors-a-perfect-fit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governance-experts-as-non-executive-directors-a-perfect-fit Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:52:04 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=7359 Governance experts and Company Secretaries are a prime but often overlooked pool of talent available as high-quality Non-Executive Directors. Yet why, exactly, do they work so well on Boards? In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner, is joined by Lyn Colloff, a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute with 40 years’ experience…

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]]> Beyond Minutes: Reimagining the Board Secretary in the Age of AI https://better-boards.com/beyond-minutes-reimagining-the-board-secretary-in-the-age-of-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-minutes-reimagining-the-board-secretary-in-the-age-of-ai Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:23:18 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=6459 Is the board secretary of today prepared for the boardroom of tomorrow? In this episode of The Better Boards podcast series, hosted by Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Moya Heyhurst returns to explore how artificial intelligence is not just changing how company secretaries work—it’s challenging them to reimagine their purpose altogether. Moya is a fellow of the…

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]]> Future-Proofing the Board with AI https://better-boards.com/future-proofing-the-board-with-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=future-proofing-the-board-with-ai Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:14:22 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=6415 Artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionise boardrooms in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape. Still, this rapid change threatens to distance boards from the companies they serve if proper care is not taken in implementing both the technology and the governance around it. In this podcast, Dr. Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards, discusses…

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]]> Mastering Internal Board Evaluation https://better-boards.com/mastering-internal-board-evaluation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mastering-internal-board-evaluation Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:33:46 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=5904 Corporate Governance Codes worldwide state that an internal board evaluation shall be conducted in years one and two after a fully facilitated external evaluation. It is one of those tasks on a Company Secretariat’s calendar that has to be done. But how? In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards,…

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]]> Mastering the Company Secretariat https://better-boards.com/mastering-the-company-secretariat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mastering-the-company-secretariat Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:25:42 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=5819 Managing an ever-growing agenda, Company Secretaries today face a plethora of issues that can pull their focus in countless directions. It’s truly challenging to work effectively with the board and keep on top of the ever-changing economic, technological, and regulatory landscape. So, how can Company Secretaries maintain clarity and focus amidst their expanding responsibilities? In…

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]]> The role of the Company Secretary in major transactions https://better-boards.com/the-role-of-the-company-secretary-in-major-transactions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-role-of-the-company-secretary-in-major-transactions Thu, 03 Jun 2021 22:51:28 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=1327 The subject of this episode of the Better Boards Podcast Series was ‘The role of the company secretary in major transactions.’ Nickesha Graham-Burrell, Head of Company Secretariat at OSB Group, spoke with Dr Sabine Dembkowski. Nickesha is an experienced Company Secretary who has previously worked within HSBC and Songbird Estates. This year she was a winner within…

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]]> The role of the Company Secretary in increasing the effectiveness of Non-Executive Directors https://better-boards.com/the-role-of-the-company-secretary-in-increasing-the-effectiveness-of-non-executive-directors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-role-of-the-company-secretary-in-increasing-the-effectiveness-of-non-executive-directors Thu, 20 May 2021 22:54:39 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=1331 The subject of this episode of the Better Boards Podcast Series was ‘The role of the Company Secretary in increasing the effectiveness of Non-Executive Directors’. John Mills, Company Secretary of Smiths Group plc spoke with Dr Sabine Dembkowski. John joined Smiths in 2018 and has previously held senior roles in a variety of sectors, including at Anglo…

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]]> Board Reporting – The indispensable part of effective boards https://better-boards.com/board-reporting-the-indispensable-part-of-effective-boards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=board-reporting-the-indispensable-part-of-effective-boards Thu, 06 May 2021 22:56:55 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=1335 The subject of this episode of the Better Boards Podcast Series was ‘Board Reporting – The indispensable part of effective boards’. David Whincup, Deputy Company Secretary at Provident Financial Group spoke with Dr Sabine Dembkowski. This year David was named in the DMJ Recruitment Governance Hot 100 awards as a winner in the ‘Governance Trailblazers’ category. This category recognised forward-thinkers who went…

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]]> The role of the company secretary in creating future-fit boards https://better-boards.com/the-role-of-the-company-secretary-in-creating-future-fit-boards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-role-of-the-company-secretary-in-creating-future-fit-boards Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:58:56 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=1339 The subject of this episode of the Better Boards Podcast Series was ‘The role of the company secretary in creating future-fit boards’. Loren Wulfsohn, Global Head Policy and Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Governance & Secretariat at HSBC spoke with Dr Sabine Dembkowski. The topic is of great importance to the company secretariat, particularly as boards today face challenges on a…

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