I am frequently asked about the meaning of various board and corporate governance terms. To many people, this part of business seems to be opaque and closed off, using language as a way to keep people away from wanting to get into this level of corporate leadership. So, I’m here to help bust through this particular corporate veil by providing a non-exhaustive list of definitions of various aspects of corporate governance and board life, working our way through the A-Z of corporate governance. This episode will cover A-M, and episode 81 will cover N-Z (getting interesting when we get to W, X, Y, and Z!).

Let’s start our ABCs of corporate governance…

Here are some resources mentioned in this episode:

Article:Corporate Governance Defined: Not So Easy

By James McRitchie for CorpGov.net

https://www.corpgov.net/library/corporate-governance-defined/

 

Book: Directors at Work: A Practical Guide for Boards

By Kiel, Nicholson, Tunny, and Beck

https://www.amazon.com.au/Directors-Work-Practical-Guide-Boards/dp/0864607806?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=getonboardaus-22&linkCode=ur2&linkId=b41d43ba8b271c5f8ef279dc59668d70&camp=247&creative=1211 

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