CHAPTER 9

Benefits From Different Forms of Reflection

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

—John F. Kennedy

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.

—Margaret J. Wheatley

Part III describes the benefits of reflection for boards and the different forms it can take. The trend for boards to put greater focus on their dynamics will make board workshops and board evaluation more popular: in several jurisdictions, the law requires board evaluations. I hope that those board evaluations will not foster a tick-box mentality, focusing on regulatory and governance issues, but will look at the inner dynamics of boardrooms, where I see the most significant ...

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