In uncertain times, never more so than now, businesses need to be dynamic and flexible. They need to have the Woodcock's ability to speciate.

Regulatory action is on the rise, and this across all sectors. High quality governance and risk management are without question the key elements to mitigating the potential for regulatory failure and these need to be the priority of all boards.

If governance is steering, perhaps the question we need to ask is...are we steering people or an organisation?

Leadership is not the same as management... ....because management does not require anything of its staff and is based on authority. Under management, Our staff are here because it’s their job, They are here because we tell them to be, and They are here because therein lies authority. Leadership, however, needs engagement, It needs your staff to sign up, to follow you, It’s based on their choice because you are asking your staff to come with you. It’s voluntary. Their j