Governance

Richard Kelly, Founder-Director-Loneliness-WellBeing-Expert, explains how leaders can orchestrate meaningful workplace connections.

Lorenzo Marchese, Director of Client Services Division and Partner at The Right Street, explores the critical importance of digital marketing, highlighting its value in enhancing visibility and targeting precision.

Jennifer Jenkins, IAPCO member & director of Worldspan, explores the practical implications of good governance.

According to Denis McEvoy, AC Forum Secretary General, good governance can seem a daunting prospect; however, ultimately and quite simply, it facilitates the effectiveness and continuity of an association.

Stylianos Filopoulos, the founder of Association By Design and co-chair of the ESAE Governance Community, provides some guidance to assist you in your governance endeavors.

According to Global Association Hubs' Martin Sirk, the potential harm caused by a single “bad governor” with significant influence is often neglected, despite being a leading cause of governance failures.

International Advisor to Global Association Hubs Martin Sirk argues that people rather than processes have by far the greatest impact on outcomes, whichever governance model is used.

As part of the exclusive partnership between Boardroom and the Union of International Associations, Cyril Ritchie, UIA President, argues that associations have a duty to speak the truth: this will lead efficient decision-making and better governance.

In this special Boardroom contribution, Mary Byers, CAE and Harrison Coerver, authors of Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations, make the case for a leaner governance structure, a revised product line offer and a ‘digital first’ mindset.

As part of the exclusive partnership between Boardroom and the Union of International Associations, Cyril Ritchie, UIA President, reviews the nature of Civic Associations and their role towards educating, raising awareness, better informing especially when it comes to the United Nations.

For Boardroom,Tracy Bury, President, AC Forum, and Deputy CEO, World Physiotherapy argues that agility is critical to avoiding injury when it comes to changing direction – just look at sports. So, in what ways does this apply to associations?

In this ever-changing environment in which we are living and working – and certainly not because of COVID-19 only – it was only natural for ESAE to run a webinar on ‘Building Agile Governance Models for Associations’, as Cecile Koch reports.

International association public affairs and advocacy specialist Tommy Goodwin identifies examples of association collaboration and innovation that have met the moment and delivered new types of value during difficult circumstances.

Frederique Jos, of law firm and Boardroom partner Kadrant, writes about GDPR and how trade associations and other representative bodies may draw up Codes of Conduct that identify and address data protection issues that are important to their members.

Boardroom contributor and Boardroom MiniCourses Expert Renata Lerch makes the case for agile organizations, which can create alignment through constant communications, strategy, vision and purpose.

Franco Viviani, former President of the International Council for Physical Activity and Fitness Research, and anthropologist at the University of Padua, Italy, reflects on the concept of stereotypes, their link with spoken languages – and their implications for the lives of associations.