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Dinis Guarda YouTube Podcast Series - Powered by citiesabc.com and businessabc.netCorporate Leadership, Ethics, and Governance In Modern Business LandscapeSharon Constançon is the chairman of the SA Chamber and the CEO of Genius Methods. Her leadership at the SA Chamber is marked by a strategic focus on promoting bilateral trade between South Africa and the UK, fostering growth in membership. Sharon, a Chartered Director and Chartered Secretary with an MBA, is also actively involved in various roles, including being the Non-Executive Director for Transact SA, and an International Committee member for CISI. She is also the CEO of Valufin, a forex advisory firm. Learn more about Sharon Constançon on https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/...2024-01-2350 minDinis Guarda YouTube Podcast Series - Powered by citiesabc.com and businessabc.netSharon Constançon, Chairman of the South African Chamber of CommerceSharon Constançon is the chairman of the SA Chamber and the CEO of Genius Methods. Her leadership at the SA Chamber is marked by a strategic focus on promoting bilateral trade between South Africa and the UK, fostering growth in membership. Sharon, a Chartered Director and Chartered Secretary with an MBA, is also actively involved in various roles, including being the Non-Executive Director for Transact SA, and an International Committee member for CISI. She is also the CEO of Valufin, a forex advisory firm.Sharon Constançon BiographySharon completed her MBA in Business Ma...2023-10-1144 min
Engage GovernanceSecretary Bird 'disarming danger'In this podcast Sharon Constançon, CEO of Genius Boards, offers advice for company secretaries and governance professionals on managing the challenges they face in their role, from gaining feedback and stretching themselves to learning tactics to avoid becoming overwhelmed. Sharon advises compartmentalising the noise of the role to gain control of it. She describes how to handle the inevitable left hook and the value of being the trusted expert who absorbs panic rather than creating it. Sharon highlights the power of conversation initiated by the governance professional to fix a broken relationship, as well as discussing how to own u...2023-06-2236 minEngage GovernanceThe wise owl: political awareness in the boardroomIn this podcast, Sharon Constançon, CEO of Genius Boards, describes company secretaries and governance professionals as wise owls in the boardroom who use their influencing skills to defuse tension and allow conversations to remain logical and constructive. Sharon highlights the power of the innocent question to cut through tension and explains how to negotiate successfully with warring parties to regain harmony. She argues that having a wise owl on the nominations committee can help achieve a more balanced board that is fit to address the modern agenda. Sharon also explains how to recognise and address bias in the boardroom a...2022-11-1536 minEngage GovernanceThe dolphin: a caring communicatorIn this podcast, Sharon Constançon explains how company secretaries and governance professionals can use their communication skills to improve the effectiveness of the board, creating the perfect environment for decision-making. Sharon outlines how company secretaries can learn communication skills as part of their career development and how they can use them to handle a range of difficult conversations. She describes tactics for tailoring communication styles to individuals to ensure the message is best received, enabling company secretaries to build trust while remaining authentic and allowing them to be a confidante for the directors. Sharon argues that communication is most e...2022-09-2039 minEngage GovernanceThe octopus: using EQ to unlock board effectivenessIn this podcast Sharon Constançon, CEO of Genius Boards, discusses how to address issues that are impeding board effectiveness that aren’t always easy to identify. Sharon likens the scenario to an octopus, where all the issues are linked to a common cause, represented by the head of the octopus. She goes on to outline how enhancing the emotional quotient (EQ) of the company secretary, the chair and the individual directors will allow the board as a whole to defuse those hard-to-identify issues it faces and allow it to achieve its full potential. Hosted on Acast. See aca...2022-08-0933 minEngage GovernanceIs there an elephant in the boardroom?In this podcast Sharon Constançon discusses different tactics a company secretary can use to help their board identify any unaddressed issues that are making it ineffective. Once it has been identified, Sharon outlines tactics to address and overcome the elephant in the room. The conversation covers how to get the unspeakable topic on the table, how to address disputes and bullying among directors and how to make sure critical risks are really being addressed. It looks at how the company secretary can empower the board through coaching directors and facilitating governance improvements on behalf of the chair. H...2022-07-1226 minEngage GovernanceThe Leadership LionIn this podcast Sharon Constançon, CEO of Genius Boards, discusses leadership in the boardroom. She advises on how the company secretary can support the chair in what can be a lonely position. The discussion covers how to challenge a chair, how to manage an uncooperative chair, and how to get the chair to understand the importance of diversity and risk. The podcast also looks at how the company secretary can help the CEO to understand their value to the board, as well as how the company secretary can support other board members. Sharon also gives advice on how the c...2022-06-2129 min
IPO-VID Livestream Podcast with Patrick L YoungSharon Constançon Evaluating Boards from FTSE Through FS to FamilyWelcome to IPO-VID Livestream Episode #014 by Patrick L Young with guest Sharon Constançon.The Chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the UK, Sharon Constançon delivers high-level board evaluations, mentoring, and training through her Genius companies. Having cut her teeth running forex treasury management companies, Sharon is an active figure in the City of London who recently co-organized a showing of the film of the historic Rivonia Trial “Life Is Wonderful” at the Old Bailey in London. Sharon will be discussing making boards work and ensuring due process in everything from forex risk to survi...2021-09-231h 01
Women on BoardsSharon Constancon - Success StoriesJoin Rachel Tranter for this month's Success Story podcast when she speaks to finance expert, Sharon Constancon about her journey to the boardroom. Rachel finds out out about her experiences when there and gets her top tips on how to succeed in building a range of non-executive roles. Sharon has had an incredibly successful and varied global career starting in South Africa where she built up an expertise in FOREX management before moving to the UK where she has built up an impressive portfolio of executive and non executive positions. Sharon is CEO of Genius Boards and Geniu...2020-11-0543 min
The FS Club PodcastWhat Should You ‘Outsource’ To Your Chamber(s) Of Commerce Of Choice?Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3qGdByM
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Sharon Constançon is a Chartered Director, Chartered Secretary and a fellow of ICSA, a fellow of the IoD, a member of CISI International Committee, Chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce UK and a member of the WCCSA Membership Committee.
As CEO of Genius Methods and Genius Boards, Sharon offers robust, behavior-focused board evaluations, mentoring, corporate governance services and training to many industries. Her clients include FTSE and regulated businesses, SMEs, family businesses, investment trusts, insurance, financial services, health services, c...2020-10-1650 minThe FS Club PodcastCorporate Governance – Why People Are Your Board’s Biggest ProblemA Board is made up of people – Directors who take the role with the intention of delivering value to the organisation. These Directors are each unique in their personality, behaviour, experience, skills and competence. Together, as a group, a collective dynamic materialises that has a positive or often negative outcome. Simply, decisions take longer, some topics are taboo, personal agendas influence behaviour, personalities and sensitivities impact how people interact and respond. The conversation will address examples Sharon has seen of Boardroom Dynamics that are unconstructive, difficult to “see” and address; and evidence how making these situations known to the Direct...2020-07-0753 min