Boards: When best practice isn't enough

“Many boards have improved their structures and processes.  But to become truly effective stewards of their companies, they must also instill the right mind-set and boardroom dynamics. 

When it comes to well-functioning boards, best-practice structures aren’t enough.  Without the right mind-sets and human dynamics between directors and management, boards will not be able to fulfil their potential.”

Simon Wong, an alumnus of McKinsey & Company’s London office, is a partner at London-based investment firm Governance for Owners; and adjunct professor at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago and a visiting fellow of the London School of Economics and Political Science.  Boards:  When best practice isn’t enough was first published in the June 2011 issue of McKinsey Quarterly, the business journal of McKinsey & Company.  The article has been adapted from Simon Wong’s working paper ‘Elevating board performance:  The significance of director mind-set, operating context and other behavioural and functional considerations.

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