Leadership

type: Article
date: 9 Sep 2025
read time: 3 min to read

Boards urged to ‘join dots’ on safety and productivity

Workplace harm cost $5.4 billion in 2024. Injuries are down, but time off per injury has doubled over the past decade, says new report.

Health and safety
Leadership

type: Article
date: 22 Jul 2025
read time: 3 min to read

Keeping the board on track: lessons from the driver’s seat

Like an F1 race, governance moves fast. George Adams CFInstD shares the instincts that set great chairs apart.

Board dynamics
Chairing
Leadership

type: Article
date: 10 Jul 2025
read time: 5 min to read

A seat at the water table

Water is too important to leave to chance. It demands clarity, consistency and competence – and that starts at the governance table.

Decision making
Leadership
Public sector

type: Article
date: 9 Jul 2025
read time: 3 min to read

Calm seas don’t make good sailors

As global trade becomes more fragmented, directors must adapt risk governance and strategy to meet a new era of disruption.

Leadership
Supply chains

type: Article
date: 12 Jun 2025
read time: 3 min to read

Why inclusion belongs in the boardroom

Pride Month is a reminder that LGBTQIA+ inclusion isn’t just the right thing to do – it’s good governance.

Leadership

IMHO: Emotion, aggression or just plain talking?

OPINION

type: Article
date: 6 Jun 2025
read time: 4 min to read

IMHO: Emotion, aggression or just plain talking?

Different styles of communicating can have positive or negative outcomes. Find out why women in leadership face a constant balancing act.

Board dynamics
Leadership

type: Article
date: 29 May 2025
read time: 5 mins to read

What I'm reading – Rowena Davenport

This week's review explores boardroom culture, the importance of open and honest conversations, and why discomfort is necessary for change.

Leadership
What I'm Reading

type: Article
date: 28 May 2025
read time: 3 mins to read

Courage, connection and authenticity: Leadership lessons from the front line

Leadership doesn’t live in models or mission statements – it lives in experience, says Dr Ellen Joan Ford.

Leadership

CPD

five-and-a-half days • Face to face learning

Company Directors' Course

A five-and-a-half day course to develop your governance skills and create a significant step change in your professional performance. Residential and non-residential places available.

Board dynamics
Board meetings
Climate change

CPD

five-and-a-half days • Face to face learning

Company Directors' Course - Non Residential

A five-and-a-half day course to develop your governance skills and create a significant step change in your professional performance. Non-residential places only.

Board dynamics
Board meetings
Digital transformation

Panel Discussion • 2 CPD

Pacific leadership: The role of connected responsibility

time: 5:30pm—8pm
date: 14 Oct 2025
location: Auckland

Panel Discussion • 2 CPD

The high-performing chair

time: 5pm—7:15pm
date: 20 Oct 2025
location: Christchurch

Presentation • 3 CPD

Rakihia Tau: Insights on Māori governance and leadership

time: 5pm—8pm
date: 23 Oct 2025
location: Christchurch

Presentation • 2 CPD

Centralisation & consolidation in government

time: 5pm—7pm
date: 11 Nov 2025
location: Wellington

Webcast • 1 CPD

WDN Mentor Circle: Shades of grey – ethical tensions and director dilemmas

time: 12pm—1:30pm
date: 20 Nov 2025
location: Online