How to survive and thrive as a first-time board chair

About this episode

This episode features governance expert Brian Cavanagh discussing the art of chairing for first-time board chairs.

In this podcast we are speaking to Brian Cavanagh, governance expert and a trusted advisor to chairs and chief executives in the public and corporate sectors on the topic of the art of chairing, particularly, for the first time chair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Carmichael

Guest: Brian Cavanagh

Topics covered

• governance
• board chair
• leadership
• public sector
• corporate sector

Keywords

• board chair
• governance
• leadership
• public sector
• corporate governance

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