Traversing the Avalanche Quotes

“In short, implementing a solid governance foundation takes a lot of work.”
― Carl Bates, Traversing the Avalanche: A practical guide to the implementation of effective governance for SME growth

“Most importantly, governance focuses the business on key strategic directions while ensuring that the right outcomes are achieved within the context of ethical leadership.”
― Carl Bates, Traversing the Avalanche: A practical guide to the implementation of effective governance for SME growth

“Governance is not just a system, and it is certainly not just the time spent in a board meeting. It is a business philosophy that includes people, processes and systems, and it is a methodology of approaching the business from the perspective of leadership, performance, conformance and ethical sustainability”
― Carl Bates, Traversing the Avalanche: A practical guide to the implementation of effective governance for SME growth

“The social implications of SMEs are dramatic. Besides creating jobs and stimulating innovation, they play a critical role in addressing social issues in the communities they operate in.”
― Carl Bates, Traversing the Avalanche: A practical guide to the implementation of effective governance for SME growth

“For our country to thrive we desperately need SMEs to succeed as they are the incubator which will create work for future generations.”
― Carl Bates, Traversing the Avalanche: A practical guide to the implementation of effective governance for SME growth