Future Directors Podcast

Spotify’s big drawcard Joe Rogan said some stuff. Stupid stuff. And Spotify got heat because Joe’s values butted against their publicly stated ones. So what’s a board to do? Today, FDI’s Paul yacks …

Today is another joyful forum with Matt Fullbrook of Fullbrook Board Effectiveness and FDI’s Paul Smith. This time, the question’s squarely on what sort of director is the director the future needs? …

A weird cultural thing’s emerged through the history and formality of boardrooms, which has made it a space that makes directors lonely. Vulnerability is seen as a weakness because comradery is weak.…

Future Directors Podcast #69

Governing for Burnout Series

Part 3 - How to create a workplace culture that limits staff burnout

When people are working weekends and not taking leave, it’s clear mental…

Future Directors Podcast #68

Governing for Burnout Series

Part 2 - Burnout, board director to board director

When a board is at their limits, they can’t take their org to its potential. This is Part …

Future Directors Podcast #67

Governing for Burnout Series

Part 1 - How to manage your own burnout as a board director

Boardrooms breed burnout. Most board directors are the hard-nosed sort to gloss o…

We are called the Future Directors Institute, but what exactly is a Future Director and why is it not a future director?

In this short trailer for the podcast, we want to give you a clue as to why it…

Wow, it's been 12 months since our last podcast. So much has happened. All you need to know is we are back!

What can you expect?

• Shorter episodes of 15-20min or less
• Fascinating guests from around t…

In this special Decision84-related episode, we have two amazing guests, Sharon Sutherland and Dr. Dean Blomson, discussing the future of boards.

Sharon is the leader with Ernst Young’s Global Center …

This special episode features Paul Smith chatting with this podcast's former co-host, Anna Byrne, about our upcoming virtual board governance summit, Decision84.

Decision84 is the world’s leading boa…

Quick reminder that this is Part 2 of Charlotte’s episode. If you’ve not already listened to Part 1, we suggest checking it out first, then coming back to enjoy the second half.

In Part 2, Charlotte…

Charlotte Valeur is an experienced non-executive director and listed company Chair, with over 35 years of executive and governance experience. She is a former Chair of the Institute of Directors (UK)…

This episode features Scott Baldwin, certified board director, governance advisor and co-founder of DirectorPrep.com and The Savvy Director blog. 

Scott is well-known as a board director who asks rea…

We’ve been on a short hiatus while lining up a number of awesome Australian and international guests. But, we’re kicking back into gear with our latest guest Maali Khader, CEO of the Middle East Inst…

We’re back with Part 2 of our latest episode with Erin Essenmacher, the award-winning documentary film writer, director, producer, and former president and chief strategy officer of the National Asso…

This episode features Erin Essenmacher, who has a long list of achievements we can mention after her name; she’s an award-winning documentary film writer, director, producer, and former president and…

Welcome to the second part of our ‘Youth in the Boardroom’ panel, with governance specialists Nurain Janah, Hannah Stenning and Matt Fullbrook. 

Part 2 is just as awesome as Part 1, and a must-liste…

We have an amazing episode of the podcast for you this week, part 1 of a double episode.

Paul has invited three of his governance friends to join him in a discussion about one of our favourite topics…

My first podcast guest for 2021 is Shannon Sedgwick; cyber security and tech expert, board director, consultant, and keynote speaker. We cover a lot of ground but make sure you stick around to the en…

This episode of the podcast features Craig Dunn, a highly regarded business leader with over 20 years of both senior executive and non-executive experience. He is on the boards of two of Australia’s …