Director Magazine Summer 2026  View our summer issue in full

What is the blueprint for better decision-making? Our expert writers show the secrets of making high-performing boards, as the fourth edition of the relaunched Director magazine arrives in time for summer.

The magazine features IoD director general Jonathan Geldart on the critical qualities that all boards must possess – and why they must constantly reinvent themselves as their companies mature. The Daily Telegraph’s Rebecca Burn-Callander shows why groupthink is among the greatest threats faced by firms – and shows how to avoid it. Meanwhile, Katie Jacobs shows how to build collective intelligence at the top of your company – a hive mind that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Are you ready for a bot board member? Perhaps you should be. The Financial Times’ Stefan Stern shows that digital colleagues might make better decision-makers than many humans. So what is the role for Homo sapiens in a digital future?

As the algorithms tighten their grip, any company that fears its IP is vulnerable to AI scraping should read the analysis of legal journalist Matt Packer. Packer shows how companies are fighting back in the age of the copycats.

And we have insights from the world of politics. Liberal Democrat Treasury spokeswoman Daisy Cooper reveals why she would abolish the department in a bid to boost growth. Read our interview with Cooper – a possible kingmaker at the general election – inside.