This article was written as part of a partnership with the Nova SBE student community, which aims to disseminate perspectives of our students and alumni to the executive audience.

In a context of accelerated transformation it is not enough to "understand a lot about my business". It is increasingly important to understand the world around us and how changes in this world can constitute risks or opportunities for the project at hand.

Corporate governance is a work carried out by people, and people make mistakes. You can minimise the opportunities for them to make mistakes, but you cannot guarantee that they never do.