Board Shorts Podcast

Creating and sustaining an engaged and motivated group of individuals is critical in any business context. The boardroom is no different. What is often the case, though and I've experienced this first-hand, is we...

My guest for this instalment of the Boardroom Insider of the Month series is Anna Hurley, Project Manager of the Hurley Hotel Group and Publican of the Marion Hotel. Anna's day job includes oversight of the Marion...

The CEO-Board relationship often persists despite mutual frustration; each doing or not doing things that inevitably get up each other's noses. This normalisation of Board-CEO tension is helpful to a point; however,...

Investing in governance education is something that all board members and boards will consider multiple times during their Board career. There are so many options available: for individual board members and for...

Most aspiring and emerging board members would describe themselves as a high performer. If you're listening to this podcast, I would suspect that you would lean more towards high performing than not. All this to say,...

Where do I find the right people for my NFP Board? How do I build a Board that is generous? Why can't I find any good Board Members? I often hear these questions from exasperated not-for-profit leaders, Chairs, and...

Emotional intelligence encompasses a set of skills that enable individuals to recognize, understand, and manage their own emotions and the emotions of others. Current thinking points to emotional intelligence (or, EQ)...

You're listening to episode 81 part two of the a-z of corporate governance, covering N-Z. Hopefully you caught episode 80 where I covered A-M. This is the second part of the list. As I mentioned in episode 80, the...

I am frequently asked about the meaning of various board and corporate governance terms. To many people, this part of business seems to be opaque and closed off, using language as a way to keep people away from...

A recent conversation with an aspiring board member inspired me to capture my thoughts on this topic on the podcast. The focus of the conversation is a common situation that I see aspiring board members confront....

'Tis the season to be attending many functions. But how do you choose which events, functions, and parties to show up to? And how do you get the most out of the events you are attending (i.e. to support your board...

This episode was inspired by a recent conversation I had with a friend about her board career and the goals she has for it. We quickly got onto the topic of governance-centred courses, which is a common consideration...