INSIGHTS & ARTICLES
The E in ESG
Future Directors know the tide is turning. That climate action now, makes for a more stable business environment in the future, and forges immediate public goodwill. And that it isn’t just up to the big end of town – it’s also up to the small and mid fish to tighten their supply chain credentials too, including Scope 3 Emissions.
Board performance begins in the bedroom
We’re writing about mental burnout off the back of a recent convo FDI had with Dr Jaelea Skehan, Director of Everymind. Specifically its impact on board directors, the boardroom, and how to create a workplace culture that prevents it from happening.
Governing in ambiguity
What has happened to your board time commitment? The pandemic has exploded board director hours for the most adaptive and resilient boards. So what's the answer?
Boardroom Biases: Do as Apple says, not as they do.
Our 2022 Boardroom Biases Survey results are out. For the most part it’s good news, but boardrooms are still favouring cognitive clones.
There’s an acronym that describes a phenomena in social science studies: Most of the participants are WEIRD. That is, Western, Educated, and from Industrialised, Rich, Democratic countries. And that’s weird. That’s not representative of the entire scope of lived experience or human thought. What’s the point of diversity in the boardroom if everyone in the boardroom is WEIRD?
True diversity is brain deep.
Leah Fricke named inaugural Future Director for 2022.
The Future Directors Institute (FDI) has selected Leah Fricke for the first-ever Future Director Award.
Inaugural Future Director Award chooses six finalists for 2022
The Future Directors Institute (FDI) has today announced the first-ever Future Director Award finalists.
This new award seeks to recognise next level Non Executive Board Directors pulling their organisations toward a fairer, safer, smarter future.
Future of the Boardroom - Boardroom Biases Survey 2022
Why are we still in an unequal state of gender representation on Boards? Tell us what biases are putting a big kibosh on progress in our short survey.
How to spot a Future Director
Technology’s growing. Society’s shifting. Economies are morphing. The business world and real world are blurring together. With lots of change (but also promise) on the horizon, boards need a new kind of board director fit to tackle it and lead their organisations into a fairer, safer, smarter future.
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).
