Board Shorts Podcast

Imposter syndrome. Confusion. Overwhelm. And many a faux pas. All of these things I have experienced on new boards. Unfortunately, more than once over my 13-year board career. Every board is different and has its own...

Starting on a new board (whether it's your very first, or your fifth) is equal parts exhilarating and daunting. You want to know what you should be doing, but you don't know enough about this board and this...

As Chair of Regional Development Australia Murraylands and Riverland, and CFO of Bowhill Engineering, Jodie Hawkes relishes in the opportunities to lead people. Whether it's in the boardroom, in the factory, or across...

How do I get on a board? Where do I start? If you're starting out your board journey, these questions are probably going through your mind. I have a couple of answers to those questions along with some important...

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is a growing area of focus for boards and organisations. Driven by investors seeking win-win-win outcomes for themselves, the organisation, and its broader community and...

To be continually successful into the future, we need to constantly work on maintaining relevance (what we can refer to as 'futureproofing' ourselves). It's difficult to know precisely what will be needed in the...

If you're ready to find that next board role, firstly, I encourage you to work through the steps I've laid out in episodes 44 and 45. This process that I developed (and have encapsulated in the self-paced course Break...

Creating and executing an intentional networking strategy that is natural and isn't wholly reliant on you having to meet people face-to-face, may be what it takes to reboot your board search strategy. I also want you...

So you want to get on a board, but you're not sure how to start your board journey. 'How do I get on a board' is a common question that I receive. To help you start out, I have three things for you to do to make your...

Do you ever feel bogged down in the nitty-gritty of every tiny detail at board meetings? Does the conversation feel like its going around and around in circles? Do you ever hear your CEO use the words "micro-managing"...

Amanda Cole is a highly accomplished leader who has forged a successful advisory board career over the past 20 years. Since starting as a volunteer board member of her professional industry association, where she...

When you get talking to board members you will very quickly discover that they all share a set of common frustrations. These usually centre around unequal workload distribution, under or no meeting preparation (i.e....