41. Rory Campbell - Difficult conversations: how, why and where boards should have them

How can board members have difficult conversations about topics like diversity and inclusion? As a founder, coach, chair and NED, Rory Campbell has deep experience of this question in theory and practice. Join Rory and Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings in a discussion that covers: how we can have difficult conversations in the boardroom (1:33); examples of conversational best practice (4:48); the pros and cons of asynchronous conversations versus dialogues (7:58); whether we really communicate more effectively in person (12:33); the toughest challenges boards face with diversity (19:42); what makes Rory an expert on diversity (24:46); examples of D&I best practices (29:12); what board members need to do to ensure their leaders’ outlooks are evolving (33:31), and the lighting round (37:45).  

Host: Oliver Cummings

Producer: Will Felton

Editor: Alex Fish

Music: Kate Mac

Audio: Nick Kolt

Email: podcast@nurole.com

Web: https://www.nurole.com/nurole-podcast-enter-the-boardroom