Future Directors Podcast

Future Directors Podcast


Latest Episodes

Ep. 67 Governing for Burnout Series Part 1
August 28, 2022

Future Directors Podcast #67 Governing for Burnout Series Part 1 - How to manage your own burnout as a board director Boardrooms breed burnout. Most board directors are the hard-nosed sort to gloss ov

Trailer: What is a Future Director?
August 22, 2022

We are called the Future Directors Institute, but what exactly isa Future Director and why is it not a future director? In this short trailer for the podcast, we want to give you a clue as to why it'

We are back!
August 22, 2022

Wow, it's been 12 months since our last podcast. So much has happened. All you need to know is we are back! What can you expect? Shorter episodes of 15-20min or less Fascinating guests from around th

Episode 66: BOARDROOM 2.0: Governance Models of the Future
July 28, 2021

In this special Decision84-related episode, we have two amazing guests, Sharon Sutherland and Dr. Dean Blomson, discussing the future of boards. Sharon is the leader with Ernst Youngs Global Center f

Episode 65: Special Episode: Decision84
July 26, 2021

This special episode features Paul Smith chatting with this podcast's former co-host, Anna Byrne, about our upcoming virtual board governance summit, Decision84. Decision84 is the world’s leading boar

Episode 64: (Part 2) Charlotte Valeur: Why you should find (board) governance fascinating
July 07, 2021

Quick reminder that this is Part 2 of Charlotte’s episode. If you’ve not already listened to Part 1, we suggest , then coming back to enjoy the second half. In Part 2, Charlotte and Paul question why

Episode 63 (Part 1): Charlotte Valeur: Championing neurodiversity in the boardroom
June 24, 2021

Charlotte Valeur is an experienced non-executive director and listed company Chair, with over 35 years of executive and governance experience. She is a former Chair of the Institute of Directors (UK)

Episode 62: Scott Baldwin on building a collaborative boardroom culture
May 27, 2021

This episode features Scott Baldwin, certified board director, governance advisor and co-founder of DirectorPrep.com and The Savvy Director blog.  Scott is well-known as a board director who asks really good questions, so it was exciting getting...

Episode 61: Defining Good Governance with Maali Khader
May 12, 2021

We’ve been on a short hiatus while lining up a number of awesome Australian and international guests. But, we’re kicking back into gear with our latest guest Maali Khader, CEO of the Middle East Institute of Directors. Maali is driving change...

Episode 60: Erin Essenmacher: Required education for board directors, yay or nay?
March 31, 2021

We’re back with Part 2 of our latest episode with Erin Essenmacher, the award-winning documentary film writer, director, producer, and former president and chief strategy officer of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). ...