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This year marks 20 years since the introduction of Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs), alongside the 50th anniversary of NAIDOC Week.   Around  3, 500  organisations now have  RAP s , but meaningful reconciliation is about more than commitments on paper. It calls for leadership,  ac countability  a nd sustained oversight from the board.   In this episode, Reconciliation Australia CEO Karen Mundine...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from experimentation to organisation-wide adoption, creating both significant opportunities and new governance challenges.   As AI becomes embedded across business operations, boards are playing an increasingly important role in overseeing major technology investments, managing emerging risks, and supporting responsible and effective AI use.  In this episo...

We'd like to introduce you to another podcast offering from the AICD - Boards with Purpose.  Every episode features CEOs, founders, executives and non-executive directors in conversation with Phil Butler, the AICD's NFP Sector Lead. They share their purpose-driven governance insights and experiences to guide, inspire, and inform those working within or alongside the NFP sector. Tune in every month...

Effective governance relies on more than  just  technical  expertise . The culture within  the  boardroom  itself  shapes how directors challenge assumptions, navigate conflict, and make decisions under pressure.   In this episode,  global  board adviser and author Joy Harcup explores the dynamics that shape board effectiveness. Drawing on her work with chairs,  CEOs  and directors,  she  explains...

Most  organisations  will face a crisis at some point. The question  isn't  whether it  will  happen, but whether  you're  prepared when it does.   In  this episode,  crisis management expert and  SKMG co-founder Neil Shoebridge  shares lessons from decades  advising  organisations through  cyber-attacks , operational failures, reputational  challenges  and workforce restructures.   Neil explains...

AI promises greater productivity and efficiency, but could it also be weakening critical thinking,  memory  and decision-making?   In this episode,  NeuroLeadership  Institute co-founder and CEO Dr David Rock shares the neuroscience behind AI adoption and explains why boards need to look beyond the technology itself. Drawing on emerging research, David explores the cognitive risks of over-reliance...

Australia's mandatory climate reporting regime has now completed its first cycle,  marking  one of the most significant changes to corporate reporting in a generation.    For boards,  the first wave of reports has  provided  valuable insights into the practical realities of implementation.  Although still in its  early stages ,  the regime is designed to improve  the consistency and  comparability...

AI is reshaping the cyber threat landscape, enabling  cyber attacks  to be launched at unprecedented speed and scale . R egulators are issuing urgent warnings, and boards are being told to  strengthen resilience before vulnerabilities are exploited. Yet many organisations still  don't  fully understand their cyber risk exposure, or whether their systems, suppliers and governance processes are  pre...

Most boards think they're prepared for the next crisis; however many are still operating with playbooks built for a fundamentally different time.    Roger Dennis, founder of Dennis & Partners, has spent decades helping boards and leaders navigate volatility and mitigate risk. He believes we've entered a fundamentally different operating environment.   From geopolitical shocks to cascading "polycri...

Stay governance ready with  Director Download, the latest podcast from the  Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).  T his weekly podcast on modern governance brings you what matters now and  what's  coming next, in conversation with AICD policy experts and Australia's leading governance specialists.  From the rise of AI to director liability and geopolitical risk, each episode turns com...