Boardroom magazine - Autumn 2021

Vaccine pioneer

Yorkshire paramedic Chris Harvey was one of the first in the world to receive the vaccine.

• Covid-19

Reflections on a plague year

The pandemic is likely to leave a legacy of improved vaccine development, increased government spending and accelerated digitalisation.

• Covid-19
• Innovation

Recovery lessons

How has New Zealand responded to previous economic shocks, and are there lessons from history for our recovery from the pandemic?

• Covid-19

Revival in the NFP sector

Financial stability at NFPs can mask the real impact of COVID-19 on the sector.

• Covid-19
• Not for profits

Coffee with Aaron Hape

Meet a young member who has met the Queen, monitored an election in Trinidad and Tobago, and is learning the governance ropes.

What a Biden White House might mean for boards

Joe Biden’s tenure could provide a diversity and compensation culture shock to US boards.

• Diversity

Focus closely

WorkSafe CEO Phil Parkes wants directors to focus closely on wellbeing and productivity in their organisations.

• Health and safety
• Productivity
• Wellbeing

Politics and pandemics

One of our newest MPs is an IoD member who is also an infectious diseases expert who worked on our contact tracing system.

• Covid-19