50+ essays on corporate governance

Ideas.

Three decades of observing boards, organized into eleven sections. Each essay lands a provocative idea with data, real cases and, when it applies, a question for your next board meeting. (Essays are in Spanish.)

11 thematic sections

Where to start

I

Presidencia y liderazgo del directorio

Why the chair’s role is the most underrated lever in corporate governance.

7 essays II

Arquetipos de director

The taxonomy: who contributes and who decorates in a boardroom.

8 essays III

Dinámica de directorio y disfunciones

The psychology, biology and sociology of what fails behind the closed door.

8 essays IV

Procesos, reuniones y decisiones

The difference between a board that deliberates and one that merely approves.

5 essays V

Estrategia y riesgo desde el directorio

Telling strategic governance apart from strategic theater.

5 essays VI

Relación board–CEO

The most political and least discussed axis of corporate governance.

4 essays VII

Empresa familiar

Where corporate governance meets blood and wealth.

5 essays VIII

IA, digital y ciberseguridad

The board’s technology agenda for 2026.

3 essays IX

ESG y propósito

Beyond greenwashing and the annual report.

2 essays X

Diversidad y composición

The uncomfortable conversation that regulation didn’t resolve.

2 essays XI

Onboarding y carrera del director

The truths no one tells you before you accept your first seat.

2 essays
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Directorios en Acción — selected chapters

A selection of chapters from my book Directorios en Acción: Creating Sustainable Value in Latin America (co-edited with Felipe Aldunate, ESE Business School), on the role of the board, corporate governance and value creation. In Spanish.

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