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Writing background sections in board papers
By Mary Morel | 6 September 2012 With regard to decision-making papers, I am often surprised at how much detail writers go into about what happened in the past. The writer may be recommending a solution to fix a problem, but they spend three quarters of the paper...
Writing board papers for iPads and laptops
By Mary Morel 23 July 2012 Many boards are moving towards reading their board papers on tablets and printing only the papers they want to scrutinise more closely. Within the next few years, most boards will be paperless and printing, binding and couriering board...
Is text the only medium for board papers?
By Mary Morel | 26 June 2012 Why aren’t companies using the full capabilities of the online medium for board papers? Most companies I know who are using iPads or laptops in the boardroom are still sticking to text. They have taken the same board paper format as in the...