Organisational Performance is the principal objective of the board while Compliance is a required and necessary enabler.


If the Board can't ensure Compliance with all required legislation and regulation, then it's not fulfilling its role. It needs to get more expertise or personnel or both.

If it's not ensuring optimal performance, it is probably underskilled.

In any case, the Board's responsibility is to do both and do both adequately - it's not a trade off or a balancing act. The Board is afterall, being held accountable for both performance and compliance.