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Ep. 112 - Become More Influential In The Boardroom

March 14, 2025 · 55 min

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 human of other…
Ep. 111 - Harnessing data for modern financial governance (w/ Dr David Bond)

March 1, 2025 · 43 min

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 numbers...often with a…
Ep. 110 - The Go-Giver Way (w/ Bob Burg)

February 15, 2025 · 34 min

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 influential work, The…
Ep. 109 - Should small business care about governance? (w/ Bessi Graham)

February 5, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min

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 episode list. In this…
Ep. 108 - The Role of the Company Secretary w/ Lisa Coletta

January 13, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min

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 will be ALL…

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Ep. 107 - Future Boards Forum 2024

January 4, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min

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 biggest trends…
Ep. 106 - Do you need good people to have good governance?

November 20, 2024 · 29 min

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 totally unplanned. We…
Ep. 105 - The Yin and Yang of the Boardroom

October 3, 2024 · 7 min

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 they're only one…
Ep. 104 - Talking good things (instead of all the problems)

September 19, 2024 · 8 min

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 politics…
Ep. 103 - Unpopular governance opinions?

September 5, 2024 · 14 min

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 unpopular governance…
Ep. 102 - Doing Board Recruitment Well w/ guest Dr Tom Mutch

April 24, 2024 · 58 min

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 to govern with…
Ep. 101 - Harmonising your Board of Directors

April 11, 2024 · 25 min

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, and in another…

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About the show

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.