Aligning Governance and Management Q&A with Giselle McLachlan and Fiona McKenzie | Ep. 117

Earlier this month (May 2025), BoardPro hosted a webinar on 'Aligning Governance and Management' with Giselle McLachlan, Fiona McKenzie, and I, and the response was incredible. The questions flooded in – a testament to how vital and shared this issue is across Boards and country boundaries.

We simply couldn't get to all the questions in the time we had in the webinar, so I invited Giselle and Fiona onto the Board Shorts Podcast for a special Q&A episode, answering all of those questions we couldn’t get to in the webinar. If you haven’t seen the webinar yet, I encourage you to watch. Some of the things we talk about mention diagrams from the webinar, so please follow that link to watch the replay and download the slides. You can also find out more about Giselle and Fiona from that webinar, and there are links below to connect with them as well.

Get ready for a fast-paced, no-nonsense conversation where we tackle your burning questions about strengthening collaboration between Boards and Management. We unpack the nuances of role clarity, communication strategies, and how to forge that all-important shared purpose. In this episode, we answer questions about navigating tricky situations with founders, avoiding a 'Board of two' scenario, what to do if a Chair disagrees with the Board, and maintaining a healthy Board lifecycle.

If you're a Board Member, an Executive, or anyone working to bridge the gap between governance and operations, this episode is packed with the practical insights you need. Let's get started!

Links Mentioned in Episode

BoardPro Webinar 'Aligning Governance and Management'

Connect with Giselle

Grounded Governance

LinkedIn

Connect with Fiona

Resolving Matters

LinkedIn

Email: Fiona[at]resolvingmatters[dot]com[dot]au

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