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Inspired for Impact: What do we need to change in the boardroom?

Recently, I joined Christina Gerakiteys, co-CEO of SingularityU Australia on the ‘Inspired for Impact’ podcast.

I was invited to discuss 5 important elements that I think need to change in the boardroom in order for them to be more effective. It was such a great chat, I wanted to share the key messages of my chat here with you (including two additional factors exclusive to this article).

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"Can somebody stop saying diversity, disruption, cyber, blockchain, crypto and climate risk? It's doing my head in?"

These are the words of those boardrooms stuck in the 1980s and while many were born before that (oops, so was I), it's time we understood what director mindsets we really need for high-performing cultures and the Future of the Boardroom. With tech companies bigger than resources, local-Australian company Atlassian a global company and the likes of Uber and AirBnB household platforms, it is time boards really stood up and took notice, we need to think globally, and take risks to win.