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# What Your Board Needs to Know About Its Own Role

INSEAD's Corporate Governance Centre argues most boards understand they exist to oversee management but far fewer know how to do it well, highlighting a gap in board effectiveness and decision discipline. For SEA directors, it is a practical reminder to clarify the board's role in surfacing trade-offs and testing management assumptions rather than rubber-stamping.

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INSEAD Knowledge (https://knowledge.insead.edu/)

Topic: Decision Quality: https://lyoenandpartners.com/insights/topic/decision-quality

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