Given the fast-changing, volatile environment most boards operate in, directors will rarely have enough information to make watertight decisions. Instead, they must rely on their personal attributes and behavioural dispositions to navigate uncertainty and drive effective decision making. 

If your board were built today for the next decade, who would still be sitting at the table? In an environment shaped by accelerating change, it’s a question no board can afford to ignore.

Board performance is often undermined not by strategy, but by predictable director behaviours that derail discussion and decision making.  These patterns are familiar in most boardrooms and require different interventions from the chair. This article outlines practical strategies and targeted questions to help boards stay focused, balanced and effective.