The Reading Room

Long-form thinking on governance, plainly written.

Articles, analyses, and field notes on board behaviour, oversight, and the unglamorous discipline of running organizations well. Updated regularly.

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Coming soon Compliance & records

Minute books matter more than founders think — the one mistake we see most often.

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Coming soon Board governance

Director independence: what the term really means — and why most boards get it wrong.

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Coming soon Oversight & risk

Conflict-of-interest registers: the quiet document that decides whether your board survives a crisis.

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Coming soon Board governance

The CEO evaluation no one wants to do — a practical framework that takes ninety minutes a year.

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Field notes from the governance frontline — practical reads, regulatory updates that actually matter, and the occasional plain-language teardown of a public board failure.