S7-Ep10: The Future-Ready Board Member

Guest: Helle Bank Jorgensen, CEO & Founder, Competent Boards

Is your board ready to steer your business into the future? Probably not…

Your board of directors must have several critical competencies to truly benefit your organization. Competent Boards CEO Helle Bank Jorgensen goes through those requirements with host Maureen Metcalf. They start with a primer on ESG – a concept some US politicians have maligned, but understanding it holds opportunities and future profits.

Produced in association with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.

Do a deep dive into board knowledge with Helle:

- Competent Boards by Choice, Not Chance

- Stewarding the Future of the Planet: Views from the Boardroom

 

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The website for Competent Boards is https://competentboards.com.

 

Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. 

 

Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. The Kindle version is available at https://amzn.to/44buVz8.You’ll find further details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here. 

 

 

Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

• Everyday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Way by Mungi Ngomane. Hardback (https://amzn.to/48Doh6j) and audiobook (https://amzn.to/48YCRF4)
• Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First by Martha Piper & Indira Samarasekera. Paperback (https://amzn.to/3tOtzg4) and audiobook (https://amzn.to/41OYdT5)
• Jilly Truit murder mysteries by Beverley McLachlin:
  • Full Disclosure – https://amzn.to/46TxW6Q (paperback) https://amzn.to/46VDL3Q (audiobook)
  • Denial – https://amzn.to/46YCbhs (paperback) https://amzn.to/3GJc0AA (audiobook)
• Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity by Sherylle J. Tan & Lisa DeFrank-Cole

 

NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links.

 

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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  

Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

Editor & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko

Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

Supremely Competent: Jenna Reik

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About Our Guest:  

Board members and executives in over 55 countries hold Competent Boards ESG, Climate, and Biodiversity Designation and Certificates thanks to Helle’s visionary online and bespoke education programs. Her vision is that board members, investors, and those advising them need to be informed about sustainability and other material issues that shape business of today and tomorrow - How can you make informed business decisions if you aren't informed?

Helle is a Business Lawyer and a State Authorized Public Accountant (Denmark). She serves at the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence, the World Economic Forum (WEF) Expert Network, and Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) established by HM King Charles III, among other roles. Her recent book, Stewards of the Future: A Guide for Competent Boards has become an Amazon bestseller on board governance.