
In the second article of the "Risk, Dissent and Decision-making" series, members of The Board Effectiveness Guild explore how boards can effectively address risk and the behaviors that inhibit meaningful discussions. They discuss ways to increase constructive challenge within board conversations, emphasizing the need for genuine challenge to support board diversity.

Following a recent webinar presented by members of The Board Effectiveness Guild on "Risk, Dissent and Decision-making," the need for genuine challenge and dissent to support board diversity was emphasised. This article explores different perspectives on how boards can use all their resources and emotions to reach more robust decisions.

It does seem remarkable that the Board of the Post Office was not given or did not avail itself of an opportunity to intervene at an earlier stage. The Public enquiry will doubtless opine and perhaps it is unhelpful to be too specific about this case at this stage. But whatever else, so far as the Post Office itself is concerned their conduct has been outrageous as Sir Wyn Williams found.