Episode 39: Decision84 Roundtable #1

Future Directors Podcast

For this episode of our podcast, we’re treating you to something a bit different. Instead of one spectacular guest, we have six. That’s because this episode is one of the roundtable discussions held at our recent virtual summit, Decision84.

If you attended, you’ll know that each day of the conference was filled with enriching conversation from a who’s who of governance leaders and board visionaries from all over the world. And now we’re bringing the discussion to our podcast listeners with this episode, where your host, Paul Smith, leads a roundtable on an insightful back and forth about one very important topic: the role of boards in our society.

Our guests, Anoushka Gungadin, Catherine Brenner, Dottie Schindlinger, Matt Fullbrook, Steven Bowman and Venita E. Fields provide their diverse views on whether boards should do more or less to shape our future, and whether, after COVID19, it really will be back to ‘business as usual’ – or will we go beyond that?

This discussion was recorded soon after the death of George Floyd in the USA and the subsequent protests and movement around racial injustice and inequality all over the world. During the episode, Venita shares one of her most personal experiences as an African American board director. It’s truly profound.

It’s a truly motivating, thought-provoking discussion. Some highlights include:

• What are the key roles of any modern board?
• What are the challenges that boards will face if they don’t focus on the future?
• The one thing that high-performing boards should keep in sight at all times
• How has board director representation evolved over the past few decades?
• Do boards have a duty to reflect the diversity of the community it serves?
• The best ways to encourage diverse representation in a board – and what to avoid
• How can we listen to all voices in the community a board serves, especially when there are so many to hear?

Connect with our guests here:

Anoushka Gungadin

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Catherine Brenner

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Dottie Schindlinger

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Matt Fullbrook

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Steven Bowman

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Venita E. Fields

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