Books have been written about this, but in response to a request, here is my “back of a matchbox” analysis.
Non-executive Officers usually sit on a board, to agree and monitor the strategic plans of an organisation. Executive Officers are responsible for the day to day activity of the organisation.
Those who serve on the board, and are involved in making strategic decisions, have corporate responsibility. It is essential that these folk know who they are, and their legal obligations.
If you have a sound bite you can add to help with this, please comment!
Tags: board, executive, legal, non-executive
Tags: board, executive, legal, non-executive


December 16th, 2008 at 10:32 am
After seeing your comment on Paul’s journalism blog, I checked in to see if I could be part of your blog community since I’m a beginner at the technical part of it all as well. But corporate business is what I’m doing my best to stay away from. Still, good luck.