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The Corporate Governance Podcast

The Corporate Governance Podcast

O'BRIEN Governance Design 13 Episodes May 12, 2025

Podcast by O'BRIEN Governance Design, focusing on corporate governance topics. The show likely discusses boardroom practices, regulatory compliance, and leadership strategies for organizations. It aims to provide insights for directors, executives, and governance professionals.

Episodes

Climate Governance Podcast 3 May 12, 2025 00:11:59 The Question: What initial steps can be taken to integrate climate governance into the responsibilities of public sector Boards? Episode Description: In the final episode of this mini-series on climate governance in the public sector, we look at the steps that could be taken to implement the framework of statements proposed in episode 2.
Climate Governance Podcast 2 May 6, 2025 00:11:05 The Question: What does a Board need to assure itself about when overseeing the climate action obligations of a public sector body? Episode Description: In this episode, we suggest a framework of statements that could assist the Board, and the executive, to identify where the Board should be placing its attention. The full framework of statements is available on our Public Sector Climate Governanc
Climate Governance Podcast 1 Apr 28, 2025 00:11:32 The Question: What are the climate action obligations of the public sector? Episode Description: In this first episode we talk about the climate action obligations of the public sector and the expectation that the oversight of climate governance will become part of the Board’s role under the Code of Practice.
Episode 10 - Using corporate governance to support objectives Mar 22, 2022 00:14:55 Over this series of podcasts, we’ve tried to emphasise how corporate governance can work for the organisation, rather than being a series of external requirements. Here we think about the purpose and objectives of organisations, and how applying governance codes could help organisations to achieve their purpose.
Episode 9 - Important questions a Board can ask itself Mar 22, 2022 00:11:37 Asking questions is an essential function of the Board. When difficult and unexpected issues arise, those questions can become critical. Here we talk about some of the questions that the Board might want to have at hand.
Episode 8 - The Board overseeing progress against strategy Mar 22, 2022 00:14:39 In our last episode, we talked about the Board’s engagement in the development of strategy. Here, we expand that topic by considering its oversight of progress against that strategy.
Episode 7 - The Board and strategy development Mar 22, 2022 00:12:51 The strategy should drive the business of the organisation, but sometimes it’s not as helpful as it might be. In this episode, we talk about how the Secretary can support the Board’s effective oversight of strategy development.
Episode 6 - The Board and risk management Mar 22, 2022 00:27:50 This episode talks about the need to connect the Board’s consideration of risk with the achievement of its strategic objectives.
Episode 1 - Public Sector Boards: a Guide to External Evaluation Nov 16, 2020 00:23:29 Boards need to be externally evaluated every 3 years under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. This podcast helps the Secretary to prepare the Board for that external evaluation.
Episode 4 - Strategies to connect the Board and its Committees Nov 3, 2020 00:13:49 Sub-committees are an important means through which Boards can effectively carry out their business, but sometimes a disconnect can evolve that makes it difficult for the Board to maintain oversight. Here we identify 5 issues that can lead to that disconnect and offer some ideas for addressing them.
Episode 3 - Professional Development for Board Members Nov 3, 2020 00:19:29 Professional development is an important means of supporting Board members throughout their terms. Here we think about professional development as a progression from induction and consider whether it should be better tailored to individual Board member’s needs.
Episode 2 - Effective Induction for Board Members Nov 3, 2020 00:17:01 Induction for Board members is an important opportunity to discuss with them what is important to the organisation. In this podcast, we talk about how the Secretary to the Board can organise and delivery induction material to best effect.

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