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How to Achieve Control and Support

By Jean-François Manzoni

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April 2017

The world expects Boards to challenge management and ensure they optimise company performance. Management, on the other hand, also expects the board to provide help and support. Both dimensions (challenge and support) are easy to overdo. How can Boards strike the right balance and avoid the traps of extremes?

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Published by: SID DIRECTORS’ BULLETIN (2017 Q2)

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