Category: Board failure
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A tale of two councils; governance at Wrexham and Cardiff
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“My officers observed low levels of member engagement in training and personal development…. and further examples of poor behaviour and fractured relationships at senior level.” Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales Boards Wales takeaways: We don’t always talk about governance. But we should. It’s what determines whether public services run well, whether decisions are made…
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Learning from Horizon; IoD publishes report
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“I’m afraid that when an incomplete curiosity … meets a toxic culture, bad things happen.” Robert Swannell, Former Chair of UKGI and Marks and Spencer (provided evidence to the inquiry) Boards Wales takeaways: The scandal The Post Office Horizon scandal is one of the biggest examples of governance failure in recent years. Initially an IT…