Boardroom Confidential

S3E3 – Taryn Williams: Shifting from founder to director, balancing AI opportunities with guardrails, and boards' growing responsibility for brand and reputation

S3E2 – David Gallop: Staying calm in a crisis, lessons from the NRL & Football Australia, and how to make a CEO-Chair relationship work

S3E1 – Naomi Simson: Growing Red Balloon Group, small business under threat, and knowing when a founder should step down as CEO

Inside the AICD's Company Directors Course

Special Episode – Thomson Reuters CEO Steve Hasker: the rise of AI, lessons on private equity, and the future of news

S2E12 – Kate Jenkins: Becoming the Chair of the Australian Sports Commission, gender targets at sports boards, and progress since the Respect@Work report

S2E11 Rebecca McGrath: inside a multi-billion-dollar M&A deal, preparing for meetings with a new board, and learnings from working overseas

S2E10 – Lisa Chung: Advice for new directors, governance at PwC Australia, and why boards need a sense of humour

S2E9 – Audette Exel: Social entrepreneurship in action, learning from mistakes, and the board’s role in promoting philanthropy

S2E8 – Jessica Bulger: First Nations perspectives on governance, balancing executive and board roles, benefits of a co-chair model

S2E7 – David Kirk: Investing in Australia’s tech start-ups, what big companies can learn from small ones, and how to prepare for board meetings

S2E6 – Jane Spring: Advice for new board members, lived experience in the disability sector and key questions for management

S2E5 – Dr Susan Neuhaus: Leadership lessons from the ADF, governance at the Australian War Memorial and transferring skills from the operating theatre to the boardroom

In this episode of the Boardroom Conversations podcast, Dr. Susan Neuhaus, a retired Colonel and accomplished surgeon, shares insights from her varied career and how those experiences inform her roles on boards. She emphasizes the valuable skills she acquired through military leadership and surgical practice, particula...

S2E4 – Dr Ian Oppermann: AI opportunities, data safeguards, and scientists in the boardroom

In this episode of the Boardroom Conversations podcast, Dr. Ian Oppermann, a prominent data scientist, shares insights on the changing world of data utilization, especially within government and organizations. He discusses the shift from using data out of curiosity to leveraging it for strategic decision-making and ope...

S2E3 – Dr Larry Marshall: Net zero challenges, future tech trends and the board’s role in fostering innovation

In this episode of the Boardroom Conversations podcast, Dr. Larry Marshall, an accomplished CEO and board director across various industries, shares insights from his career journey between CEO and board positions. He highlights the distinct skill sets needed for each role and the vital relationship between a CEO and t...

S2E2 – Virginia Bourke: Lessons from the pandemic, challenges for the NFP sector and conflicts in the boardroom

S2E1 - Andrew Penn: Preparing for cyber attacks, effective Chair-CEO relationships and governance issues at the National Gallery of Victoria

In this episode of the Boardroom Conversations podcast, Andrew Penn, the former CEO of Telstra, shares his journey into non-executive director roles at Coles and the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). He stresses the significance of open communication and clear expectations in board dynamics, especially between the Ch...

Boardroom Conversations - Season two is coming soon

Sally-Ann Williams: Diversity in STEM, shared values in the boardroom, and governance at start-ups.

In this episode of the Boardroom Conversations podcast, host Sally-Ann Williams, CEO of Cicada Innovations and Chair of the Federal Government's Diversity in STEM Review, shares insights from her impressive career journey, which spans from Google to various board positions. She highlights the vital role that diverse pe...

Arlene Tansey & Heith Mackay-Cruise: First board positions, shifting from executive to director, and the importance of mentoring