Board Conversations

WHAT IS

Board Conversations?

BoardConversations.com is the personal website of Samantha Griffiths. Sam is currently undertaking doctoral research (DBA) at Cranfield University, School of Management.

The research study explores how the ‘entrepreneurial orientation – governance’ dynamic impacts boards. In particular, how boards are preparing themselves for the opportunities and challenges and finding ways to rediscover their entrepreneurial mojo.

Sam has spent many years advising boards in the areas of governance, narrative reporting and investor relations, seeing first hand the dilemmas and tensions involved in driving effective conversations around the board table and beyond.

This website will provide a platform for curating the research journey and provide a repository for research collateral generated on this topic as well as links to contributions to policy development and support to assist board members in fulfilling their responsibilities and realising their board’s potential.

ABOUT SAM

Samantha Griffiths

Sam has worked as a consultant for over 25 years, most of that time has been with Sagenius Ltd - a company she founded back in 2005. Prior to going solo, Sam co-founded Catalyst Investor Relations Plc and EquityCulture Ltd. Sam also worked as a Relationship Manager for the London Stock Exchange, a Treasury Dealer for GKN and as a trainee Credit Analyst for the Bank of New York.

Sam is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a member of the Institute of Directors. Sam is also a member of the IOD's Expert Advisory Group - Governance; EcoDa's Advocacy Committee, GNDI's Policy Committee and the FRC's Advisory Panel.

Sam is also a Director of Alvechurch CofE Multi-Academy Trust and a Trustee and Treasurer of a charity based in the East Midlands supporting survivors of modern day slavery and trafficking.

Sam helps connect people with ideas and combines curiosity with the ability to listen, ask insightful questions and move conversations forward.

RESEARCH INTEREST

About the Research

Traditionally, governance has focused on conformance. Such emphasis may inadvertently constrain innovation and risk-taking - activities closely linked with entrepreneurial orientation.

bsession with compliance has the potential to sacrifice long-term value creation. Increasingly, boards are also expected to navigate an expanded view of multi-capital value creation, as well as demonstrating accountability and performance over the longer-term. Often boards neglect setting aside time to upskill and consider how to reconcile a range of tensions and conflicts.

An effective and entrepreneurial board, in part, recognises that governance goes beyond a tick box approach towards compliance. The proposed research sets out to consider the role boards play in encouraging, facilitating and embedding entrepreneurial spirit within the boardroom.

Embracing a willingness to proactively explore, take risks and to develop innovative capacity in order to stimulate value creation in all its many forms distinguishes entrepreneurial boards from those boards that focus predominantly on the control and restraint of senior management teams.

Let’s Get in Touch

Sam provides advisory services to companies and individual board members looking to improve the effective functioning of their boards, based on her research findings.

Get in touch with Sam regarding any aspects of this research.

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