Take Me To Your Board
Take Me To Your Board
Strong leadership is a crucial ingredient when it comes to running a not-for-profit organisation. Take Me To Your Board harnesses the ten Not-for-profit Governance Principles outlined by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and applies them to real-world situations. This show is not just for board members or people who aspire to sit on a board; it's for everyone who wants to find …Social links:
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Risk Management
Volkswagen, the German vehicle manufacturer, took a huge risk in 2014 and suffered as a consequence. Following a ruling from the Environmental Protection Agency, there was a whole-of-industry push to sell low emission diesel vehicles in the US. VW's vehicles initially impressed environmental regula…
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Board Effectiveness
Could the ongoing Theranos saga have been avoided with a more effective board? For a board to be effective it must take a thoughtful, disciplined and professional approach to its work. It can be quantified through forward planning, efficient operation of meetings and performance assessments. In th…
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Roles and Responsibilities
Every single member of a board needs to have a deep understanding of the responsibilities of their role for the organisation to run effectively. After all, it is the board who have the ultimate responsibility for the organisation. In this episode, Bridget and Cameron delve into arguably one of the…
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Performance
For an organisation to work towards its purpose, it must have clear goals and timeframes within which to achieve them. Without a sound understanding of your organisation's resources, as evidenced by the Trump Organisation in the 1990s, it is very hard to succeed and the end result can be catastroph…
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Stakeholder Engagement
What is an organisation without people who are interested, concerned or invested in it? In many ways, it is the stakeholders who make an organisation what it is and as leaders of the organisation it is our responsibility to keep them engaged. In 1999, the UK Passport Authority failed to manage stak…
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Conduct and Compliance
What can the long, drawn-out case of Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency (NSA) teach us about governance? In this episode, Bridget and Cameron explore how conduct and compliance, as outlined in Principle 9 of the AICD Not-for-profit Governance Principles, could have helped the NSA to cr…
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Purpose and Strategy
Did you know Kodak invented the digital camera but it was the digital camera itself that would put the giant company out of business? The likely reason behind Kodak's downfall can be found by taking a closer look at its purpose and strategy. As outlined in Principle 1 of the AICD Not-for-profit Gov…
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Culture
Good culture, as outlined in Principle 10 of the AICD Not-for-profit Governance Principles, can get an organisation a very long way. In this episode, Bridget and Cameron look at the American multinational ride-hailing company Uber and what can go wrong when a board fails to value it's culture with …
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Board Composition
One of the most fundamental principles of governance is the composition of your board. In this episode, Bridget and Cameron dig into Principle 3 of the AICD Not-for-profit Governance Principles with the help of Rick Marton. Rick is the founder of digital first brand agency Effective Naturally and s…
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Transparency and Accountability
Bridget and Cameron delve into arguably one of the most important of the AICD Not-for-profit Governance Principles — Principle 7: Transparency and Accountability. Looking at the demise of internet giant Yahoo!, they highlight what happens when this principle isn’t applied well. With the help of Tas…
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