Boardroom magazine - Spring 2023

Lived experience on the board enables My Life My Voice to address everyday obstacles.

With only 100 businesses voluntarily reporting pay gaps, the onus is on directors to be asking questions as part of best practice governance

In a complex geopolitical environment, boards must ensure an appropriate oversight of practices that have an impact on human rights.

An ability to listen and observe helps experienced chair and business leader Paul Reid understand where people are coming from.

Startup directors understand that standing still isn’t an option.

The sincerity of an organisation's involvement determines the success of shared values.

ADHD NZ chair Darrin Bull on how lived experience on the board holds true to its purpose.

A purpose-built programme is empowering women to take governance roles in rugby across Oceania.

An enabler, Ranjna Patel chooses organisations where she can make a difference and her voice can be heard.

Dr Charles Ehrhart says the metaphor he’s hearing from many leading directors is it’s time to come down from the bleachers.

In an era of climate change litigation, the duties of directors will evolve to reflect changing social expectations.

Actuary Jonathan Eriksen says relationship-building has served him well, along with recognising patterns.

Boards need to be clued into paradigm shifts and thinking about different ways success is measured.

With 2 in 5 employees planning to leave their organisation, a working partnership that is authentic and transparent cannot be overstated.

Far from being a soft or secondary skill, empathy lies at the heart of sustainable business practices.

Cyber-attacks hurt more than just the victims as major security incidents in Australia have shown.

A ‘whole new world of governance’ finds risk specialist Fiona Watts and now she is hooked.

Data migration to the cloud is a strategic investment in a company’s future growth.

People are not a cost but an asset and directors need to hold management to account.

Data can transcend numbers as boards navigate modern expectations for more high-performing, holistic and transparent organisations.