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How Boards Across the World are Going Digital

Digital transformation has always been an integral part of corporate development. It has been a critical consideration for successful business growth since the 90s. It has become increasingly rampant this past year due to the pandemic, especially for boards. Digitalization has unlocked many opportunities for organizations. However, digitalization spans different regulatory regimes, and this can cause a lot of transversal challenges to businesses.

Waweru Mathenge on The Revamped Role of Corporate Secretaries | CSIA x Convene Webinar

Undoubtedly, existing employee functions have been greatly affected by digitalization. Some are even concerned that digitalizing certain processes may lead to laying off employees. Waweru Mathenge, Chairman of the Insitute of Certified Secretaries in Kenya, explains how digitalization redefined the roles of corporate secretaries. This quote is from Going Digital in the Boardroom: Considerations and Challenges, a webinar powered by Convene and the Corporate Secretaries International Association, held on January 27, 2021.

How Digitalization Redefined the Role of Corporate Secretaries

Digitalization has had profound effects on existing employee functions such as assistants or corporate secretaries. Some see emerging technologies brought about by rapid digitalization can potentially render certain roles futile. On the flip side, they also offer a wealth of opportunities to redefine or improve people’s work. Digitalization has triggered the improvement of various processes in business operations. The boards also experienced this improvement as they went digital.

Raymond Lam on The Most Significant Changes When Boards Go Digital | CSIA x Convene Webinar

The trend is clear: boards have accelerated and elevated their digitalization initiatives. So what are the most significant changes when boards go digital? Raymond Lam, CEO of DrewCorp Services, talks about how the ability of boards to embrace change shapes the success of boardroom digitalization. This quote is from Going Digital in the Boardroom: Considerations and Challenges, a webinar powered by Convene and the Corporate Secretaries International Association, held on January 27, 2021.

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Design an Effective Board Performance Evaluation

A regular board performance evaluation helps the board improve and execute better governance. Periodic performance evaluations are necessary to pinpoint pain areas that should be looked into to increase the board’s effectiveness and an organization’s compliance purposes. Here is a list of things to consider when designing an effective board performance evaluation.

How to Convince Association Board Members to Adopt Board Portal

Switching to new technology solutions is always challenging, especially when convincing people such as association board members to adopt the change. But with the right mindset, the transition can be effortless. When the software effectively patches the gaps in workflows, you can make things run much easier. Making a case for the implementation is just a matter of discussion that is supplemented with facts. Many business types and organizations can benefit equally from using board portal software.