The Quality of a Board will be well judged by its Responsiveness to this COVID Crisis

The Quality of a Board will be well judged by its Responsiveness to this COVID Crisis

"... There will be many... key stakeholders to take into account...Regular communications and discussions with these stakeholders about emergency policies and actions will be critical...There is no single right way to do this, but many boards will establish a Covid-19 Crisis Committee. Responsibility for multiple and urgent day-to-day decisions can be delegated to the Covid-19 Crisis Committee [with] a clear written framework under which the Covid-19 Crisis Committee can make decisions, reverting to the board when decisions fall outside the framework.

In addition to the executive management, this is a time for the chair and non-executive directors to visibly assume and demonstrate governance leadership...For example, non-executive directors could engage with and report back to boards on the views of key stakeholders."