For many enterprising families, governance is viewed as a necessity rather than a performance lever – introduced once complexity increases,… Continue Reading The Governance Dividend: Why High-Performing Families Get Structure Right
In this edition of our Purpose-Led CEO Interview Series, we sat down with Charles Brown, President & CEO of LifeLabs,… Continue Reading Charles Brown on Purpose, Trust and Courage as Leadership Imperatives
In our Shaping the Future With… series, we explore the perspectives of directors who are shaping governance as it’s actually… Continue Reading Shaping the Future with JP Gladu: Bringing Generational Perspective to the Boardroom
Insights for Family Enterprise Boards from the 2025 Private Company Director Compensation Survey Across many Family Enterprise boards, a familiar… Continue Reading Where Family Enterprise Boards Create (or Constrain) Value
In our Purpose-Led CEO interview series, Watson Partner Tiffany Goodlet speaks with CEOs who lead with clarity and conviction, using… Continue Reading Seeing Around Corners: Lynn Smurthwaite-Murphy on Leadership, Strategy, and High-Impact Boards
In 2025, we launched Shaping the Future With… an interview series featuring directors speaking plainly and candidly about the real… Continue Reading A Year of Insights from Directors Shaping the Future of Governance
A collaboration between McCarthy Tétrault and Watson Board Advisors. Authors: Jodi Butts, Manijeh Colabella (Watson Board Advisors), John Boscariol, Martha Harrison and Robert J. Richardson (McCarthy Tétrault) Over… Continue Reading Directors Talk: Canada’s Economic Security Imperative
In part one of our Key Conversations for Family Business Owners series, we explored Purpose and Risk. In part two,… Continue Reading Key Conversations for Family Business Owners: Governance
During our 20 years in governance, one truth has never changed: people sit at the heart of effective governance and… Continue Reading Beyond the Skills Matrix: The Competencies That Define Great Directors
A Sector in Transition Member-based associations are in their most significant period of transformation in a generation. Economic headwinds, demographic… Continue Reading Better Boards, Brighter Futures: Priorities for Association Governance
