Following the proceedings of the News Corp annual general meeting, one can’t help but think of the proverbial definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
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When a company’s name gets tarnished, should executives give up their positions on other boards to prevent reputation loss spreading? Lucy Marcus talks with Axel Threlfall.
Colin Moynihan, outgoing chair of the British Olympic Association, tells Lucy Marcus that sports bodies must prove their governance is squeeky clean – or risk losing their funding and autonomy.
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