Governance training · Facilitation · Advice
Better boards make better decisions.
Practical governance learning for directors who want to contribute more, ask better questions and strengthen their organizations.

Your board does important work. Governance should help.
Clarify roles
Build a shared understanding of board responsibilities and the board–CEO relationship.
Strengthen the board table
Improve culture, contribution and decision-making so directors can disagree constructively.
Move forward together
Work through purpose, policies and priorities with structured governance conversations.
Boardroom experience. Plain language.
Paul Wilton and Andrew Jardine bring board experience and an engaging teaching style to the questions directors face.
Governance without the jargon.
Explore conversations from the podcast archive.
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Episode 23: Understanding the key elements of an effective Board with “the Board Architect”, Mark A. Pfister
Understanding how your Board can be effective begins with an assessment of your Board’s architecture. Author, consultant, and non-Executive Director Mark A. Pfister joins us to talk about what he means by the architecture of a Board and how individual Board members need to meet the demands of their roles in order to serve the…
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Episode 22: Dealing with Dilemmas that Directors face with Julie Garland McLellan
When you sit on a Board, part of your role is to deal with difficult situations. When inevitable challenges and dilemmas arise, the organization will benefit from Directors who show courage, wisdom, humility, and a strong commitment to the Board. Join us as consultant, author, experienced Director, and frequent media commentator Julie Garland McLellan guides…
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Episode 21: The role of Boards in building Trust, with Rahul Bhardwaj, CEO of the Institute of Corporate Directors
How can a Board build trust in its organization and broader community? Can a Board really monitor and even measure trust? How? Rahul Bhardwaj, CEO of the Institute of Corporate Directors, sits down to discuss with us the critical role that all Boards play in rebuilding trust in their organizations. The ICD’s recently published Trust…
