Trust building and Integration as critical leadership skills that will be required of Business in the future is a perspective that is in short supply at the moment. Helen Pitcher OBE argues that we can not afford to ignore the 30% to 40% tranche of females emerging from Commercial, Organisational and Charitable Boards who are likely to have these skills, as such we need to rapidly accelerate the numbers of Female Chairman of our Boards.
The Female FTSE Board Report 2019
Helen Pitcher OBE has contributed to the Cranfield University Report “The Female FTSE Board Report 2019”. This report is an important barometer, helping us measure just how much progress has been made in appointing women onto boards. This report is part of a larger initiative with INSEAD, The Pipeline, various FTSE chairman, Senior women and head-hunters to help accelerate getting more women into FTSE chairman roles.
Board Best Practice: Succession Planning
Written by Team NEDonBoard
On Jan 30th, NEDonBoard held its best practice evening on succession planning. Following an initiative by NEDonBoard, the professional body for non-executive directors and board members in the UK, chaired by Helen Pitcher OBE, we host a panel evening to present this new guide. NEDonBoard raises governance standards on boards across the UK by providing board best practice guidance on succession planning.
Ten Networking Strategies to a Seat on the Board
Written by Helen Pitcher OBE, for INSEAD Knowledge Career Blog
Changing careers at mid-life is an option for more and more executives. Some choose early retirement, others are nudged towards the door, and others decide that doing something that they love is more meaningful and they can afford to get off the corporate track.
Becoming a NED is often considered the next logical professional step after an executive role. NEDs gain new skills, enlarge their networks and better understand other industries. But the competition is tough and it can be difficult to land that first NED position.
The Information Revolution Passes Our Boards By
Changing Times
By Helen Pitcher OBE for Ethical Boardroom Magazine: Winter 2018
Changing Times. Helen Pitcher OBE writes about the proposed new UK governance code and its impact. The report is under consultation with a target of having the finalised version available in summer 2018, for implementation in January 2019.
INSEAD Directors’ Network, IDN
A new strategic direction for board directors
Succession Planning: A Potent Weapon for the Boardroom
In the business world, the legacy of inadequate succession planning can include both a strategic mess and a large bill of financial expenses. Despite this, sadly there is no shortage of examples in the media headlines of the occasions when it happens, even with the best will in the world for exemplary corporate governance in our publicly listed boardrooms.
INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre Scaling New Heights
Today, in a Special Edition on INSEAD Directors Forum newsletter, it was announced that from 1st September 2017, INSEAD Corporate Governance Initiative (ICGI) will take on a new identity as INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre (ICGC).
Changes in Leadership at INSEAD International Directors Network
IWF announce Helen Pitcher as new President elect of INSEAD Directors Network
The International Women's Forum UK recently announced Helen Pitcher OBE as the new President elect of the INSEAD Directors Network.
Creating an Effective Board
An article by Helen Pitcher OBE for the Company Secretary’s Review
Volume 41, Issue 1, June 2017
This article from Helen Pitcher OBE, Chairman of Advanced Boardroom Excellence looks at the role of the Chairman and the Company Secretary in the design of a Board information architecture and information management strategies.
Nurturing Roles for Growing Better Boardrooms
Governance to reflect the times - 'They are a changing'
Anniversaries are useful markers, and even the happiest ones offer potential for both celebration and review. The wisdom of Sir Adrian Cadbury, who provided the basis for the UK’s Corporate Governance Code, has served us exceedingly well.
Board Dynamics and Why it Matters
A guest post by Helen Pitcher for Caffeine
When most people think about effective leadership of an organisation, the first thing that usually comes to mind is the executive team comprising of the C-Suite of roles along with any business critical functions and key directors holding those roles.
The Clubhouse's Member In The Spotlight: Helen Pitcher OBE
London’s leading business club, lounge and meeting space The Clubhouse, turns the tables and puts the focus on all the exciting things their fantastic members are achieving in their 'Member In the Spotlight' feature.
In their August ‘Member in the Spotlight’ feature they speak to member Helen Pitcher OBE, Chairman of Advanced Boardroom Excellence.
Getting on board as an NED
By Katie Jacobs for HR Magazine
While the supply of HR directors looking for NED roles still outstrips demand, the tide is slowly turning.
CIPD Appoints New Board Members
An article from peoplemanagement.co.uk
The CIPD’s board of trustees has two new members, who were formally elected at a council meeting on 21 April. They are Shakil Butt, HR and OD director at charity Islamic Relief Worldwide, and Helen Pitcher OBE, chair of board effectiveness consultancy Advanced Board Excellence. Both are chartered fellows of the institute.
Number of female applicants for QC still stubbornly low, selectors say
By Owen Bowcott for The Guardian, 11 Jan 2016
The number of women applying for Queen’s Counsel remains “stubbornly low”, the appointments panel has said, after promoting 25 female barristers and solicitor advocates among a total of 107.
