Author: QUEBERRA
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Government Contract Values Are Going Public : Why Budget 2027 Makes Procurement a Board Matter
Budget 2027 says contractors and contract values will be disclosed once the Government Procurement Act takes effect in 2027. What the papers say, who…
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Only 7% of ASEAN Boards Govern AI Formally : Why the Region Needs a Register Before a Committee
ICDM’s ASEAN Board Trends 2026/27 finds 73% of respondents worry about AI risk, yet only 7% have a formal AI governance framework. A board…
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Boards Recruit for Fit, Then Fault the Gaps: Why Chemistry Without Capability Is a Governance Risk
PwC’s 2026 directors survey shows boards prize culture fit over expertise. What it means for ASEAN boards, and four moves for the next cycle.
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Malaysia’s First NSRF Cycle: Boards Can Describe Climate Risk. They Cannot Yet Price It.
Malaysia’s first mandatory climate-disclosure cycle just delivered its verdict: our listed companies can describe risk fluently. They cannot yet price it. Minority Shareholders Watch…
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The “Passive” Board is Dead: Reimagining the Non-Executive Director in 2026
The traditional concept of the Non-Executive Director (NED) — established by the Higgs Review over two decades ago — is no longer fit for…
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The Water Blind Spot in ESG: Why Simple Volume Tracking Is Dead
A new framework from Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability exposes a significant vulnerability in how corporate boards measure environmental risk. For the last decade,…
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The Unicorn Is Dead. Long Live the Workhorse.
Grab just posted a historic US$268 million full-year profit. Before the applause, it’s worth looking at the price tag: to get here, Grab had…
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The Billable Hour Is Dying: The Agentic Era Has Arrived
A recent Harvard Business Review interview with Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company, carries operational numbers that are worth boards’ full…
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The Great Migration of Malaysian Capital: But Are We Bringing the Right Skills?
PwC’s 29th Global CEO Survey, reviewed for its Malaysia findings, surfaces one trend that demands boardroom attention: 84% of Malaysian CEOs plan to expand…
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2026 Isn’t About Doing More — It’s About Doing Better
As every new year begins, many leaders look for a career reboot. But a true reset requires moving beyond surface-level changes to a deeper…