Everybody hates bureaucracy. In an ideal world, a bureaucratic system is efficient, objective and delivers reliably good outcomes. In the real world, bureaucracy can stifle innovation and lead to lots of pointless work.
Recent changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code suggest dissatisfaction with compliance-dominated thinking, but what can boards realistically do to redress the balance?
Join Charles Mayo and Charlotte Valeur in conversation with Jonathan Hayward as they consider:
- How does over-focus on compliance sabotage good decision-making?
- What are the warning signs that box-ticking has overtaken business sense?
- Is it possible to assess the costs of bureaucracy against its benefits, or do we have to rely on anecdote, habit and emotion?
- What are the practical steps a board can take to recalibrate its relationship with bureaucracy?
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Charlotte Valeur
Charlotte Valeur has 40+ years experience as an Investment Banker, FTSE Chair and Non-Executive Director of listed and unlisted companies. Her long board-level experience spans a host of sectors and industries and covers IPOs, M&A and restructuring. Charlotte is a published author and Professor in Governance and leadership.
Charles Mayo
Charles Mayo is a corporate finance lawyer with extensive experience in corporate governance, legal compliance, and regulatory advice across the financial services, healthcare, and government sectors. He is the General Counsel of Secure Trust Bank PLC. He also chairs the Next Generation NED Network,