Glamorous Club or Risk Watchdog? The Truth About Board Roles - Laura McCracken
About this episode
Laura McCracken discusses the true role of a board of directors and how it can be a strategic asset for management teams.
Laura McCracken, Founder & CEO of Blackheath Advisors and The Board Alchemist, explains what a board of directors really does — providing oversight, managing risk, and owning company culture rather than conferring prestige. She shows how management teams can turn the board into a strategic asset and shares a five-part resilience model that ends in a live crisis simulation. Learn more: https://www.blackheathadvisors.com/
People in this episode
Guest: Laura McCracken
Topics covered
- board of directors
- risk management
- company culture
- strategic asset
- resilience model
Keywords
- board roles
- oversight
- risk
- management teams
- crisis simulation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Blackheath Advisors, The Board Alchemist
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