In this week’s episode Simon and Nick discuss how to manage an effective Board.  

·        What issues should the board be concerned with, and what should they not.

·        How to keep your boards eyes on the bigger picture.

·        Board Culture

·        Board disfunction means business paralysis.

·        Responsibilities help by one and all.

·        Chair is key.

This is the last episode in Season 2 of the Emerge Stronger Podcast, we hope you have a good Festive Season and hope to see you back in the New Year for Season 3.

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In this week’s episode Nick and Simon explore the roles and attributes of a Board of Directors.  They explore a Boards purpose, the roles and responsibilities of its members - as well as what can happen when a Board isn’t working effectively. 

• When do you need to stand one up?
• Who should be on your Board?
• What should they do – make sure the executives are doing things inline with what the business says it wants to do in the way that it wants to do it?
• Ensure your governance is in place and accessible to all board members and executives to work from.
• Operating an effective board is discussed in next week’s podcast.

Use full links:
UK_Corporate_Governance_Code_2018.pdf (frc.org.uk)

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In this week’s episode Nick and Simon discuss types of followers, and that individuals can move form one category to another, and this might be an indicator to other problems within a team or on an individual basis. They also discuss the merits of followership, but reasons to be wary of blind followership in order to maintain healthy conscious leadership and the importance of keeping a discussion about followship open.

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In this weeks episode Nick and Simon unpack the values and perils of always seeking consensus.  They discus the prose and cons of consensus leadership and the pitfalls it may bring.  They talk about circumstances in which a consensus culture might actually be an illusion, and how it can stifle innovation.

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In this weeks episode Nick and Simon discuss the topic of making hard decisions easier.  They cover Edward de Bono's six hats framework and how this is relevant, but also dive deeper into what makes some decisions hard and the other considerations in effect when in a  leadership and management position.  They then go onto reflect on ways in which you might make the tricky decisions a little easier to swallow.

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In this weeks episode Nick and Simon discuss the power of policy and procedure.  They discuss the importance of getting it right, to empower, protect and enable the people you lead.  If you fail then it has the potential to  divide, cause friction, stifle innovation and ultimately erode inclusion.

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In the episode we’re joined by Andrew Richards, former Army Officer, investment banker and now central banker.  With extensive interest in and knowledge of inclusive leadership, both from his Army Career and in the finance sector, we explore the impact of inclusion (and exclusion), and how we can promote both.

 We explore:

• How making time for inclusivity makes time for everything else
• Ensuring an inclusive environment isn’t just the role of the most senior person in the room
• The need to accept we all have unconscious bias

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In this weeks episode Nick talks once again with Deborah Knight from XseedLead about the power and perils of giving compliments in a work environment.  They discuss the importance of compliments, the relationship they have to constructive feedback and the importance of taking one well.  They also discuss the dynamic of a hierarchy when it comes to giving and being able to take a compliment and how they may be perceived - both up and down the food chain. 

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