If you missed the last episode, it was about room layouts. Take a minute or two and listen to it now if you haven’t yet. I’ll wait… OK, so now that we have room layouts and furniture on our minds, in an imaginary situation where it *is* possible to re-furnish your boardroom, what furniture would you want? I mean if you could choose literally anything. Maybe you really do want something modular. Something that could easily be shuffled into different configurations without disrupting the flow of the meeting. What about comfort? My better half, Dana, *hates* sitting in bar chairs at high top tables, for example. Super uncomfortable for her. I personally think cool looking furniture is awesome, like a really well-designed chair, but then I stop caring about the design entirely once I’m actually sitting in it, at which point all I care about is whether I’m comfortable or not. Other people get super energized by interior design even *after* they’re sitting in the chair. There’s a balance of function, form, and flexibility that might really matter here. Like, I bet you sit on different chairs and sofas in your home and office depending on what you’re doing – reading, chatting, watching TV, or whatever. Same with the tables or other surfaces you might use – different ones for different functions. And that’s the thing about board meetings: when we do them well, different types of things happen all at the same meeting ranging from consuming information, to lively discussion, to having lunch, to casting votes, etc. Maybe modular really *is* the way to go, although I’ve never seen it. If any of you listeners end up trying anything like that, please send me pictures! I’d really love to see what stuff you’re trying.
BONUS: Why do corporate governance consultants mostly suck?
BONUS: Good governance is woke - and that's good news for everyone
BONUS: Good corporate governance does not cause good corporate performance
BONUS: What corporate governance resources are *really* missing (plus, an analysis of the top 500 albums of all time)
BONUS: Good governance is basically about feelings (long story alert!)
202. Season 4 Finale
201. I’m so fancy (Condition #49: Formality)
200. None of your business (Condition #48: Side conversations)
199. Can we talk for a minute? (Condition #47: Facilitation)
198. Another brick (Condition #46: Education)
197. People, helping people (Condition #45: Consultants)
196. Stakes is high (Condition #44: Risk)
195. Talkin’ ’bout PRACTICE (Condition #43: Practice)
194. I’ve been everywhere (Condition #42: Geography)
193. Get on up (Condition #41: Physical movement)
192. No rest for the wicked (Condition #40: Taking breaks)
191. Silence is golden (Condition #39: Sound/Noise)
190. ”Did I do that?” (Condition #38: Catchphrases)
189. Too much of something is bad enough (Condition #37: Subtraction neglect)
188. I’m on the next flight to be by your side (Condition #36: People’s real lives)
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