Jour : 2 janvier 2012

Plus de femmes sur les C.A. en Australie


Voici un article qui fait état des progrès constatés sur le nombre de femmes siégeant à des Boards australiens. Il semble bien que les mesures d’incitations adoptées portent fruits, mais la côte est encore abrupte…

Plus de femmes sur les C.A. en Australie

« A RECORD was quietly broken last month. It signed off a year in which women accounted for 40 per cent of new board appointments to ASX50 companies – to now make up almost 19 per cent of all ASX50 directors.

While still very much in the minority, women now have a bigger presence on big company boards than ever before. In terms of boosting diversity on Australian boards, it has been a year of  »real progress », says Jillian Segal, an ASX and National Australia Bank director ».

Pourquoi les C.A. ont-ils besoin de consultants ?


Voici le point de vue d’un consultant en RH sur la question.  
 

« Boards govern, right? And executives, execute. Nothing could be farther from the truth in today’s Not-for-Profit and Small Business world – and even some rather large businesses, for that matter… This is why boards need consultants.

As an independent board member, despite your best intentions, you are jointly liable for the decisions of the board. This can generate a mood of compliance for those who are conscious of the liabilities they hold and leads to a level of self-censorship in board meetings – your best ideas may not be acceptable to the rest of the board. The absence of transparent information and robust debate tends to a conservative approach. Compliance is not a strategy ».

L’article met l’accent sur 7 raisons qui conduisent les conseils d’administration à faire appel à des consultants. Que pensez-vous des arguments présentés ?