The Global Shift - Ep. 7 | Why Governance Failures Are Now Strategic Failures | Stefano Modena

Описание: When governance fails, businesses don't just stumble—they collapse.

Stefano Modena, Managing Partner at Governance Advisors SRL (Milan) and Founding Advisory Partner at WONE Global, reveals why governance is no longer about compliance checkboxes—it's the operating system that determines whether your company survives the next decade.

Drawing from 20 years working with boards across listed companies, family businesses, and institutions, Stefano explains how geopolitics, cyber threats, and unprecedented uncertainty have transformed boardrooms from protective gatekeepers into strategic command centers.

Guest: StefanoModena
Managing Partner, Governance Advisors SRL (Milan, Italy)
Founding Advisory Partner, WONE Global
20+ years advising boards on strategic governance
Graduate in International Relations
Professor of Geopolitics at Italian University

Chapters:
00:00 From Protection to Strategy: The Evolution of Governance
03:02 When Geopolitics & Cyber Risk Land on Your Board Table
07:13 Why Compliance Isn't the Enemy of Business
09:31 Good Governance vs. Governance Theater
13:30 The Board as a Team: Why Diversity Beats Groupthink
14:53 Governance as Leadership, Not Just Rules
15:23 Stay Awake: Final Advice for Leaders Navigating Uncertainty

What You'll Discover:
✓ Why governance shifted from "protecting minorities" to driving business strategy
✓ How geopolitical instability forces boards to rethink supply chains, investments & alliances
✓ The skeleton metaphor: Why compliance enables speed, not slowdown
✓ What separates effective boards from those that just look good on paper
✓ Why cognitive diversity (age, gender, nationality, expertise) prevents catastrophic blind spots
✓ The #1 capability boards must build: functioning as a synergistic team, not a collection of experts

Key Insight: "Compliance is the skeleton on which you build everything else. If you don't have a system to comply, you lose control of the company. And if you lose control, there is no business that can be good business."

Perfect for: CEOs, board directors, compliance officers, risk managers, and business leaders navigating geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory complexity, and strategic transformation.

Upcoming: Stefano's firm is launching worldwide courses on geopolitical risk for boards (starting February 2025) in partnership with the Association of Independent Directors—featuring insights from a former NATO cybersecurity official.

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