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Board Matters podcast: "Value creation" with Jonathan Mason

Managing risk, creating profitable growth, effective oversight of cash flow, effectively managing cyber security in the 21st Century are…

• Director duties
• Not for profits
• Shareholders

Board Matters podcast: "The relative pace of governance" with Rachel Afeaki-Taum...

Governing in the mental health, church and  housing sectors has taught Rachel that some sectors need to move faster than others.

• Diversity

Tuakana Teina progress update

Hear from our Tuakana and Teina on how their journey has been progressing in 2022

• Not for profits
• Te Ao Māori

IMHO: Is burnout your blindspot?

It may well be your organisation's greatest people risk.

• Future of work
• Health and safety
• Wellbeing

Board Matters podcast: "There are no silly questions here" with Jana Rangooni

Directors should be curious and willing to ask questions, even if they are difficult.

• Director duties

Board Matters podcast: "Why are we here?" with Samantha Sharif

Samantha says understanding purpose is imperative to good governance.

• Decision making
• Director duties

Rise of the CISO

What is a CISO and how does it differ from a CTO and CIO?

• Board management relationship
• Cyber security
• Data

Disclosing large company payment performance

Government to require disclosure of payment performance of larger businesses (with turnover greater than $33 million per year).

• Financial reporting
• SME

IMHO: Life lessons from a Future Director

Toni Moyes MInstD on lessons learned as a future director on the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare board. 

IMHO: Wasted days and wasted bytes

Boards need to get serious about getting value from data.

• Data
• Reporting frameworks

IMHO: We need to place more value on the not-for-profit sector

They may have a lot to teach business.

• Long-termism
• Not for profits

Whither the ESG revolution?

Progress on ESG will require effective incentives, and creating them is far from being straightforward.

• ESG
• Reporting frameworks
• Stakeholders

A setting you can live with

What removing the Covid-19 traffic light system means for organisational governance.

Board Matters podcast: Ngahihi o te ra Bidois

Ngahihi o te ra Bidois on the place of te reo and tikanga Māori in the boardroom.

• Diversity
• Te Ao Māori

Institute of Directors award won by Clinton’s William Clarke

Clinton-based director William (Will) Clarke has been named the Otago Southland Branch Emerging Director for 2022.

The new people shaping our future

Eight critical personas of our age. Explore what their needs mean for the organisations you govern.

• Future of work
• Long-termism

Board Matters podcast: "Governing at pace" with Kevin Jenkins

Kevin Jenkins CMInstD on whether the 4 Pillars can be applied successfully when working at the speed of a start-up.

• Fast-growth entities

Governing for the long-term

A consistent theme emerges from analysis in both Australia and New Zealand.

• Director duties
• Long-termism
• Shareholders

IMHO: Opening the boardroom door

Should the board meetings of large publicly-funded entities be open to the public?

• Public sector

Board Matters podcast: "Where to from here?" with Melanie Templeton

Melanie Templeton MInstD on the evolution of governance and the role of directors shaping New Zealand's future.

• Long-termism
• Stakeholders
• Te Ao Māori