Thoughts on composing a great board

A conventional view is that individuals from the traditional professions, i.e. lawyers, accountants, engineers, architects, etc., have a natural place on any well-composed board. Yet traditional professionals are inherently trained to be conservative and risk-averse, which seems to be somewhat at odds with the entrepreneurial spirit and lateral thinking vital for business success. (That is not to say that a lawyer or accountant cannot also be entrepreneurial!) ... READ MORE

Yee Yang Lee, ACIS, Guest Contributor, Chartered Secretaries New Zealand Inc
Published NZLawyer - 28 June 2013