The Better Boards Podcast Series

Send us a text As a director, you regularly oversee change. But how do you distinguish routine adjustments from true enterprise-level transformation? And how must the board’s role evolve to meet it? In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski talks with Lan O"Connor, a global transformation leader. At SAIC, she led IPO readi

Send us a text  Why boundaries, trust, and succession are critical in founder-led firms Owner-led companies often seek boards not for continuity, but for transformation. In this episode, Tina Mavraki—veteran board director with experience across finance, utilities, and natural resources—shares insights on how boards ca

Send us a text When pressure mounts, boards often default to easy narratives. But Professor Alex Edmonds, finance professor at London Business School, argues that now is the time to double down on dissent and critical thinking. In this timely episode, Alex challenges common assumptions around ESG and DEI. Drawing on ac

Send us a text How the Smartest Directors Are Using AI  In this episode, we speak with Jamie Green, Co-Founder and CEO of Tutaki, the Director Workbench designed to make board directors radically more effective. Drawing on his experience at McKinsey and extensive conversations with Chairs, directors, and governance lea

Send us a text Beyond Minutes: Reimagining the Board Secretary in the Age of AI Is today’s board secretary ready for tomorrow’s boardroom? In this episode, Moya Heyhurst returns to the Better Boards Podcast to explore how AI is reshaping not just how company secretaries work—but what their role means. A fellow of the C

Send us a text In this episode of the Better Boards Podcast, Professor Katja Langenbucher explores how boards can embrace AI to future-proof their decision-making. Dr. Sabine Dembkowski speaks with Katja, a law professor at Goethe University in Frankfurt and affiliated with SciencesPo, Paris. She serves on the supervis