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Drawing on our work across hundreds of Boards, we delve beneath the surface of governance, leadership, and culture to offer reflections and research that could be immediately valuable for your Board.

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Watson May 30, 2024

Enhancing Board Effectiveness: A Layered Approach to Governance

You may have noticed a few changes to our look and feel over the past few months at Watson – we’

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Rachel O'Connor Jan 24, 2024
The Resilient Board

This is the second in our four-part Resilience Series, From Nice Word to Powerful Action: The Board’s Role in

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Rachel O'Connor Jan 23, 2024
Resilience is a Nice Word

This is the first in our four-part Resilience Series, From Nice Word to Powerful Action: The Board’s Role in

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Rachel O'Connor Nov 30, 2023
Emergency Succession: Beyond Names to a Playbook for Preparedness

We’ve seen so many complex succession stories in the news recently about boards that are seemingly unprepared for emergency

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Watson Nov 23, 2023
Wishing John Jennings Well in Reirement & Our Ongoing Commitment to Board Director and Executive Search

At the end of this year, WATSON will bid farewell to John Jennings. As Partner, Board Director and Executive Search,

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Elizabeth (Liz) Watson Oct 25, 2023
Organizations Deserve Diverse Boards

By now, we’ve all seen plenty of evidence that diverse, inclusive boardrooms are good for organizations. So why aren’

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Watson Oct 25, 2023
Introducing Kayleigh Donahue and Jessica Katul

Get to know Jessica Katul (left) and Kayleigh Donahue (right), two of the newer members of our team. They both

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Watson Sep 27, 2023
Introducing Moritz Hirche and Sara Boulet

Get to know Sara Boulet and Moritz Hirche, two outstanding professionals who joined our team over the summer. They both

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Watson Sep 27, 2023
What Makes an Effective Director?

Do a quick Google search of board effectiveness and you will find plenty of great resources. But research “what makes

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Watson Sep 27, 2023
Best of the Best: Key Takeaways from the Annual Corporate Governance Best Practies Survey

Recently, WATSON collaborated with Compensation Governance Partners (CGP) and Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC) on the 10th Annual Corporate Governance

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