The secret life of boards // Business Skills

Episode 16: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry

Speakers: Helen Hopper and Ian Rodwell

Why is it that some boards fail to deliver the success they promise? And what part do relationships and behavioural dynamics have to play? In their compelling new book, The art and psychology of board relationships: the secret life of boards, these are questions explored by Helen Hopper and her co-author, Joy Harcup. Helen joins the Ideas Foundry podcast to talk about the key psychological threats that boards face, what they can do at the outset to minimise these dangers and how the solutions and tools discussed can apply to any high-performing team. We also share our enthusiasm for a half-forgotten 1960’s icon long due a renaissance!