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Understanding Significant Business Processes: The Nerve System of Governance Topics hide Understanding Significant Business Processes: The Nerve System of Governance From Business Goals to Critical Processes Mapping Processes to Responsibilities The Anatomy of a Business Process Three Process Objectives: The COSO Lens Identifying Where Errors Could Occur Controls and the Role of Management Why This … Read more
AI Governance and Ethics: Introduction – Why Every Organization Needs a Brain Topics hide AI Governance and Ethics: Introduction – Why Every Organization Needs a Brain Science Fiction as a Laboratory of Ethics Case Study 1 – Philips: Purpose Without Execution Case Study 2 – Barclays: Bias in the Bloodstream Case Study 3 – Tesco: … Read more
Introduction: When a Scandal Becomes a Turning Point Topics hide Introduction: When a Scandal Becomes a Turning Point Section 1: Why Sarbanes-Oxley Was Needed Section 2: The Architecture of SOX Section 302 – CEO and CFO Certification Section 404 – Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR) Section 802 – Criminal Penalties for Document Destruction Section … Read more
Dutch polder model governance: a uniquely Dutch invention Topics hide Dutch polder model governance: a uniquely Dutch invention The essence of poldering From cooperation to stalemate Poldering then and now Then: the early 1980s Now: the 2020s Inertia in healthcare and government Companies and the illusion of soft controls The farmers’ protests: a stress test … Read more
ASML governance history – the start Topics hide ASML governance history – the start 1. Origins: Philips’ Reluctant Child 2. The Japanese Era (1980s–1990s) 3. The American Model: Specialization Wins 4. ASML’s Breakthrough (1995–2010) 5. EUV: The 20-Year Bet What is EUV? Everyday analogy 6. By Approximation: Market Leaders Over Time 7. Geopolitics and Governance … Read more
Not the end of the world governance lessons – the debate on climate change has become noisy, fragmented and often polarised. Scientists present alarming data, activists warn that the clock has run out, politicians stall or compromise, and businesses oscillate between ambitious promises and hesitant action. For boards and supervisory councils, this cacophony creates confusion … Read more
Φ – IoT governance washing machine – At first glance, the washing machine is a simple device: a drum, some water, detergent, and a programme. But in the era of the Internet of Things (IoT), it becomes much more. It collects data, communicates with suppliers, predicts maintenance needs, and can even reorder detergent automatically. What … Read more
Step 4 – Information & Communication: The Nervous System of COSO Executive Summary Step 4 – COSO Information and Communication If risk assessment is the radar and control activities are the brakes and steering wheel, information and communication are the nervous system of the organization. They transmit signals, coordinate action, and ensure the entire body … Read more
ANZ Bank misconduct fine 2025 – when the news broke in September 2025 that ANZ Bank had agreed to pay a record AUD 240 million fine for “widespread misconduct,” it did not just rattle the Australian financial sector. It reignited an uncomfortable global debate: why do large banks, armed with sophisticated compliance frameworks and audited … Read more
Corporate lessons from uncertain times – Sailing in the Fog Topics hide Corporate lessons from uncertain times – Sailing in the Fog The Landscape of Uncertainty Governance as Anchor and Sail Lessons from the UK Carillion: A House Built on Sand Tesco: Pressure over Principles The Post Office Horizon Scandal Success Story: Unilever Lessons from … Read more