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• AGM Season 2026: What Investors Are Watching

  October 6, 2026 · 28 min

  AGMs are one of the clearest tests of shareholder sentiment. As investors are becoming increasingly willing to vote against boards when expectations are not met, Philip Foo of proxy adviser CGI Glass Lewis says directors should expect…

• Cyber Attacks: The Questions Boards Should Be Asking Now

  September 29, 2026 · 33 min

  As cyber threats become faster and more sophisticated, boards are being urged to shift their focus from preventing every attack to building organisations that can withstand, respond to and recover from incidents.  So how can directors…

• Does Your Board Pass the Pub Test? Reading the Public Mood

  September 22, 2026 · 27 min

  As trust in institutions declines and economic pressures remain high, understanding community sentiment has become a critical capability for boards. In this episode of Director Download, Sue Vercoe, Managing Partner at SEC Newgate and…

• Asia's Next Chapter: What Boards Need to Know

  September 15, 2026 · 26 min

  As the global economy shifts, some of the biggest opportunities for Australian organisations are emerging much closer to home. Across Asia and ASEAN countries, rapid economic and digital transformation is creating new markets…

• Three Years On: How Are Boards Tracking on Positive Duty?

  September 8, 2026 · 28 min

  Australia's positive duty marked a significant shift in how organisations address workplace sexual harassment and sex discrimination, moving the focus from response to prevention.  For boards, this means overseeing how prevention is…

• The NPS Trap: Why Boards Need Better Customer Metrics

  September 1, 2026 · 27 min

  Net Promoter Score (NPS) is one of the world's most widely used customer metrics. It regularly appears on board dashboards, CEO scorecards and executive incentive schemes. But what does it actually measure, and what doesn't it? In this…

• Are the Right People Around Your Board Table?

  August 25, 2026 · 25 min

  The capabilities boards need are changing quickly. As organisations navigate new technologies, shifting stakeholder expectations and an increasingly complex operating environment, finding the right directors has become more strategic than…

• The Challenges and Rewards of Serving on Government Boards

  August 18, 2026 · 26 min

  Government boards play a critical role in delivering long-term outcomes for communities. But while many governance fundamentals remain the same, directors unfamiliar with the public sector often discover the operating environment differs…