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The Better Boards Podcast SeriesGoing beyond governance – The art of talking about what really matters | Jim Haudan, Co-founder and CEO of Root Inc now part of AccentureSend us a textMuch has been written about the roles of executives and non-executives on boards and mostly from a pure governance perspective. What is often missing is the clarity and the practical relevance. Alignment comes before effectiveness.Welcome to the Better Boards podcast series. In this episode, I am delighted to talk with Jim Haudan about “Going beyond governance – The art of talking about what really matters”. I am Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards. We make the boards of the most ambitious organisations more effective. We do thi...2021-08-1912 minThe Better Boards Podcast SeriesAlignment in the boardroom | Rich Berens, CEO, Author and President at Root Inc part of AccentureSend us a textMany of our clients say early on in our discussions that they do have an aligned board. However, when we walk into the boardroom with high expectations of a relatively smooth board evaluation process, we usually find - usually during the one-to-one interviews we conduct - that there are deep and significant gaps in consensus. With the pace of change dominating the agenda, it is unrealistic to expect every member of the board is on the same page. Still, unless the board is truly aligned, one cannot hope to align the rest of t...2020-12-1719 min