Ten Habits of Highly Successful Boards

We look at practices that can boost bank performance. We also reflect on our week at the Future Proof Festival in southern California.

Hello, Bank Slaters!

We had a great experience at this year’s Future Proof Festival, an out-of-the-box conference that focuses on wealth management and investment advisers. We had some great networking opportunities that expanded our knowledge of how tech, especially AI, is shaping the space. You’ll see more on this later in this newsletter.

For now, let’s talk about improved board engagement.

Boards of directors across a wide range of industries are facing pressure to become more engaged and play a greater role in the success of their companies.

Pressure comes from regulators, investors, and, in some cases, customers who expect directors to push back against management teams as needed. Over the years, we have compiled a list of traits that can help boards level up, combining observations of well-run companies with conversations with past and current directors that we admire.