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Welcome to the Future Directors podcast hosted by award-winning author and Board Futurist, Paul Smith. Every episode brings you diverse perspectives and new ideas from the boardroom. His guests include thought leaders and board directors who are pushing the boundaries of governance around the world.
Future Directors Institute hosts Future Directors Podcast, a business show with 115 episodes published.
How easy is it to up the impact and influence in your board role? In this episode, Paul is joined by upcoming Future Directors Faculty Member, former-NACD President, award-winning documentary filmmaker, and talented huma
Many people think you have to be an accountant or finance professional to sit on a board. Nope! But, you do need to know how to navigate financial statements AND, more importantly, ask all the right questions of the numb
What a coup! Famed author Bob Burg joins Paul for a rare podcast interview. Bob Burg is a world-renowned author who has sold over 2 million books. In this episode, Bob shared the timeless principles behind this influenti
We love a good crossover episode! In late 2024, your host Paul Smith featured on The Jasper Blueprint podcast with Bessi Graham. It was so relevant for Future Directors' listener...that we decided to add it to our episod
NEW SEASON TIME! I hope you all enjoyed the Future Boards Forum 2024 episode. That essentially acts as a break in my mercurial podcast. Now, I mix things up again. I can be like a magpie and shiny objects! This season wi
What are the Governance Trends for year ahead? In this special episode, we bring you the highlights from the Future Boards Forum (held in December 2024), where I was joined by a panel of governance geeks to explore the b
In my last episode before a brand new (very special) season kicks off, I literally sit down and riff with my Governance Geek friend Matt Fullbrook to chat about good people and good governance. This short episode was tot
Much of board education likes to zero in on technical knowledge—keeping up with regulatory updates, sharpening financial skills, risk management, and staying on top of industry trends. These are crucial, no doubt. But th
Commentary on corporate governance commonly focuses on what is wrong or missing. The mistakes, the downfalls, the 'bad stuff'. Admittedly, I'm not immune to this. With the world seemingly in increasing turmoil - divisive
Diving into the heart of what makes or breaks the boardroom is not just a pastime for me—it's a mission. Some time ago, a few of my fellow future-focused enthusiasts and I went down a rabbit hole to talk about the most u
A poorly executed board recruitment strategy can be the silent saboteur of a board's success. Quality board recruitment processes are the cornerstone that ensures the right mix of expertise, experience and vision exists
What type or style of board member are you? Are you the Stakeholder Champion, Data Chaser, Status Hound, Unprepared, or even the Narcissist? These are the types identified in a recent article from Harvard Business Review
Yes, 100 episodes! Wow. Almost 70 hours worth of conversation about boards, directors, technology, diversity, education, careers, challenges and more. It's been a blast. To welcome us into the next century, you have a ne
As we near our ONE-HUNDREDTH episode, Paul shares his favourite episode of all time. It also happens to be one of the most downloaded episodes in the podcast's history. Featuring repeat offender Matt Fullbrook, alongside
Hello, fellow governance geeks, director dorks and boardroom boffins! This special technological episode features your host Paul Smith - founder of Future Directors - chatting with the hugely popular Generative AI tool,
In this episode, Paul takes a backseat to his colleague Aisling Blackmore who recorded this webinar with William Rae and Elaine Crichton from Inspiring Scotland in late 2023. (Please note, there were some sound issues du
Can you believe we are four episodes away from the Magic 100?!? This is a wonderful in-depth chat between two people obsessed with board governance. Jess Bulger is a proud Wiradjuri woman from Tumut in NSW, Australia. Sh
Are you looking to build a board of directors from scratch or enhance your existing board composition? If so, then this episode is the one for you. This ep features a recent conversation between Paul and special guests,
As we see big brand companies like Qantas and OpenAI go through what we can safely say from the outside is a bit of a 'governance crisis', it has brought up the need to be very clear about what is board leadership and wh
In a world of ever-evolving organisational governance, where boards serve as the nerve centre of decision-making and strategy, it is surprising how often the simple question of PURPOSE remains unanswered. Boards of direc
Bob Burg
bestselling co-author of The Go-Giver, author of Endless Referrals
1 appearance on this show
Bessi Graham
Entrepreneur and Author
1 appearance on this show
Thomas Mayo
1 appearance on this show
Matt Boyd
Head of Prime Finance · Boyd's Moto Racing
1 appearance on this show
Peter O'Sullivan
Prof.
2 appearances on this show
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