Shows / The Better Boards Podcast Series
The Better Boards Podcast Series
The Better Boards podcast series is the podcast for Chairs, CEOs, Non-Executive Directors, Company Secretaries, and their advisors.
Every episode is filled with practical insights and learnings from those inside the boardrooms. We tease out what really matters and highlight actionable steps you can take to enhance the performance of your board.
Episodes
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Creating a high-performance culture in the boardroom | Ralph Schubert, Senior Partner, Coverdale Team Management
Send us Fan Mail We are all clear that we want to create effective and high-performing boards. A whole industry has developed around board evaluations. Some…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Going beyond governance – The art of talking about what really matters | Jim Haudan, Co-founder and CEO of Root Inc now part of Accenture
Send us Fan Mail Much has been written about the roles of executives and non-executives on boards and mostly from a pure governance perspective. What is often…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
The Alignment of Executives and Non-Executives in the Boardroom | Ken Schuetz, CEO and Founder of Aligned Influence Consulting
Send us Fan Mail Much has been written about the roles of executives and non-executives on boards and mostly from a pure governance perspective. What is often…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Hybrid working and controls – What should boards think about? | John Mongelard, Technical Manager - Risk & Regulation at ICAEW
Send us Fan Mail During the pandemic, we all got used to working virtually. The business of Zoom has exploded and it is such a common feature in our lives that…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Culture, it all starts in the boardroom | Mike Gahir, Chair of the Board of Trustee at Steps to Work
Send us Fan Mail The revised UK Corporate Governance Code places a great emphasis on the importance of culture within a business and is seen as a blueprint for…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Putting the 'S' in ESG | Margot Slattery, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, ISS A/S
Send us Fan Mail There is a rising tide of investors, communities and talent caring about ESG issues. No longer is it surprising to see ESG feature more…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
The role of the Company Secretary in major transactions | Nickesha Graham-Burrell, Head of Company Secretariat, OSB Group PLC
Send us Fan Mail M&A and transactions are no longer considered an add-on, but a pivotal part of a company's value creation process. Welcome to the Better…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
The role of the Company Secretary in increasing the effectiveness of Non-Executive Directors | John Mills, Company Secretary, Smiths Group PLC
Send us Fan Mail The role of the Company Secretary is evolving and is not clearly defined. Company Secretaries who are proactive and take the initiative can…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Board Reporting - The indispensable part of effective boards | David Whincup, Deputy Company Secretary, Provident Financial Group
Send us Fan Mail Good reporting is crucial for any high performing and effective board. But how can you ensure your reporting process is delivering for your…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
The role of the Company Secretary in creating future-fit boards | Loren Wulfsohn, Global Head of Policy and Stakeholder Engagement, HSBC Holdings PLC
Send us Fan Mail Boards today face technological, geopolitical, demographic, and environmental changes at an incredibly rapid pace. How can Company Secretaries…
The Better Boards Podcast SeriesDiversity & Inclusion - Insights from the U.K. and Mercedes-Benz AG | Sabine Kohleisen, Member of the Board of Management at Mercedes-Benz AG, and Denise Wilson | CEO, Hampton-Alexander Review
Send us Fan Mail Much has been written and said about gender diversity and inclusion. Progress has been made, but we have still a way to go to achieve gender…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Punks in the boardroom | Christopher Pirnie, Principal at Kuberno Consulting. Former Director of Governance Operations and Policy, Fidelity International
Send us Fan Mail Studies provide clear evidence that boards with members of diverse backgrounds govern organisations that have better business results than…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
The relationship between the Chair and the CEO - How can you make it work? | Sir John Tusa, Chair British Architecture Trust, Former MD BBC World Service and Barbican Arts Centre
Send us Fan Mail The relationship between the Chair and the CEO is widely considered to be one of the most significant, if not the most significant, in any…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Building a culture of challenge | Professor Karthik Ramanna, Professor of Business & Public Policy at Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University
Send us Fan Mail I can not recall a single board evaluation nor a single event I attended in Pre-Covid times where the need for challenge in the boardroom was…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Board recruiting - The search for unicorns | Carol Leonard CEO and Angela Hocter | Head of Research at the Inzito Partnership
Send us Fan Mail Recent board evaluations have laid bare how much Covid-19 has accelerated the digitisation and transformation of organisations. Independent of…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
A pulse check on boards of VC-backed organisations in 2021 | Alexander Leigh, Investment Manager at Development Bank of Wales
Send us Fan Mail Covid-19 is causing economic havoc around the globe but the impact is different and depends on the industry. In this podcast we examine the…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Creating effective boards - The 7-hallmarks of effective boards | Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Managing Partner at Better Boards
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Chris McColgan, Managing Editor of the Business Scout, steps in as host to speak to Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Alignment in the boardroom | Rich Berens, CEO, Author and President at Root Inc part of Accenture
Send us Fan Mail Many of our clients say early on in our discussions that they do have an aligned board. However, when we walk into the boardroom with high…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Board performance & cognitive diversity in the boardroom | Stephen Page, Head of EMEA Board Engagement at NASDAQ
Send us Fan Mail A wide range of perspectives in the boardroom is critical to effective corporate governance. Multiple views on the possible outcomes of any…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Politicians in the boardroom – can they add value or are they a nuisance? | Carwyn Jones, Former First Minster of Wales
Send us Fan Mail Around the world, governments are struggling to address the immediate and long-term impacts of the pandemic. Governments are supporting key…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Defining purpose and values in the boardroom | Alison Platt, Chair at LGFA at Legal & General and NED at Tesco PLC, Dechra PLC and Spectrum Life Healthcare
Send us Fan Mail “The board should establish the company’s purpose, values and strategy, and satisfy itself that these and its culture are aligned. All…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Integration - the elephant in the boardroom | Yetunde Hofmann, NED & Trustee
Send us Fan Mail Social studies provide clear evidence that more diverse boards are more effective. Organisations that are governed by more diverse boards are…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Finding your voice in the boardroom | Orna NiChionna, Chair National Trust, SID Saga PLC, NED Burberry PLC. Formerly McKinsey
Send us Fan Mail Many directors at the beginning of their directorial career often worry that they will not make the impact they want or that they expect to…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Why does ethnic diversity matter in British boardrooms? | Joelle Warren, Founding Partner and Chair and Khurram Hussain Consultant Partner at Warren Partners
Send us Fan Mail Building an inclusive and diverse workplace that draws on the talents of all of the people, is vital to any Economy. If companies are not…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
The role of the Chair in a successful merger | Philip Aiken, Chair at Aveva PLC and Balfour Beatty PLC
Send us Fan Mail Bankers around the globe are getting ready for a wave of corporate takeovers. Covid-19 has changed the position of many private and…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Resilience in the governance market | David Press, CEO at DMJ Recruitment
Send us Fan Mail COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges. Companies around the world had to rise to the occasion at a speed they previously could not…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Managing Megaprojects | Professor Bent Flyvbjerg, SAID Business School
Send us Fan Mail Governments around the globe are initiating mega projects to revive their economies. It is in all our interests that these megaprojects are…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Addressing climate change as a Non-Executive Director | Susan Hooper, Chair Care Sourcer, NED at Uber, Affinity Water and Moonpig. Founding Director Chapter Zero
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Better Boards podcast series. I am Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards. We make the boards of the…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
The role of the Chair in managing investor relations | Mark Tennant, Chair at BMO Private Equity Trust PLC
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Better Boards podcast series. I am talking with Mark Tennant about Post-Pandemic challenges: the role of the Chair in managing…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Increasing performance in the Company Secretariat | Laura McNeil, Assistant Company Secretary at Blue Prism PLC
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Better Boards podcast series. I am Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards. We make the boards of the…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Bringing cybersecurity know-how into the boardroom | Frank Satterwhite, CEO at 1600 Cyber
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Better Boards podcast series. I am Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards. We make the boards of the…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
COVID-19 - A view from a FTSE100 Non-Executive Director | Ron Mobed, NED Aveva PLC, Robert Walters and Ordnance Survey and Supervisory Board Member at Fugro
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Better Boards podcast series. I am Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards. We make the boards of the…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
COVID-19 - Thoughts from the CEO of a Professional Service Firm | Sarah Walker-Smith, CEO at Shakespeare Martineau
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Better Boards podcast series. Thank you for listening to the Better Boards podcast series. I am Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
What counts now! Board leadership in times of Covid-19 | Malcolm McKenzie, Managing Partner at Alvarez & Marsal
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards is to contribute to creating better boards. We do this by providing clients with an evidence-based approach for…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
COVID-19 - Insights from the CEO of a game-changing UK tech start-up | Anthony Rose, CEO at SeedLegals
Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to the Better Boards podcast series. I am Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards. Our…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
What really matters in the boardroom in 2020 and beyond | Sir John Parker, Chair Pennon PLC and Laing O'Rourke, Director of Carnival Corporation & PLC and lead NED at the Cabinet Office.
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to provide proven solutions for creating more effective boards. Our evidence-based board…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Strategies for overcoming assumptions about climate change in the boardroom | Lindsay Hooper, Executive Director Institute for Sustainability Leadership at University of Cambridge
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to provide proven solutions for creating more effective boards. Our evidence-based board…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
The impact of climate change on the duties of Directors | Philippe Joubert, Chair Global Electricity Initiative, Founder and CEO Earth on Board
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to provide proven solutions for creating more effective boards. Our evidence-based board…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Tackling climate change - Insights from world-leading climate scientist | Dr Emily Shuckburgh OBE, Director, Cambridge Zero at University of Cambridge
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to provide proven solutions for creating more effective boards. Our evidence-based board…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
The link between effective boards and organisational performance | Steve Maslin, Governor Nuttfield Health. NED Carey´s PLC, Royal Collection Trust, Ark Schools Academy Trust and Trustee The Gurkha Museum Trust
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to provide proven solutions for creating more effective boards. Our evidence-based board…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Speaking up in the boardroom and the critical role of Psychological Safety | Prof Amy C. Edmondson, Harvard Business School
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to provide proven solutions for creating more effective boards. Our evidence-based board…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Creating effective relationships between investors, the board and management | John Barton, Chair EasyJet PLC and Next PLC
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to provide proven solutions for creating more effective boards. Our evidence-based board…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Securing a role on a FTSE board | Carol Leonard, CEO at The Inzito Partnership
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to contribute to creating better boards. We do this by providing clients with an…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
A VCs perspective on boards in young tech companies | Alexander Leigh, Investment Manager at Investment Bank of Wales
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to contribute to creating better boards. We do this by providing clients with an…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Information overload in the boardroom | Zsuzsanna Schiff, Manager Audit & Reporting at ICAEW and Hitesh Patel, NED Aviva Life Holdings, Capital Home Loans and Enstar
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to contribute to creating better boards. We do this by providing clients with an…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
How Company Secretaries can create better boards | Carolyn Ferguson, Company Secretary at Go-Ahead Group PLC
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to contribute to creating better boards. We do this by providing clients with an…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
Challenges in tackling climate change | Julie Baddeley, Chair Chapter Zero, NED TI Fluid Systems PLC, Ebiquity PLC and SID Marshall of Cambridge
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to contribute to creating better boards. We do this by providing clients with an…
- The Better Boards Podcast Series
The Chairman’s role in creating better boards | Andrew Allner, Chair SIF PLC, FOX Marble Holdings PLC and Shepherd Building Group
Send us Fan Mail Our mission at Better Boards www.better-boards.com is to contribute to creating better boards. We do this by providing clients with an…