DiscoverEnter the Boardroom with Nurole102. Dr. Douglas Gurr, ex Amazon China President - How boards add most value to CEOs: forecasting, challenge, ways of working, the environment and AI
102. Dr. Douglas Gurr, ex Amazon China President - How boards add most value to CEOs: forecasting, challenge, ways of working, the environment and AI

102. Dr. Douglas Gurr, ex Amazon China President - How boards add most value to CEOs: forecasting, challenge, ways of working, the environment and AI

Update: 2024-12-26
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When have boards added most value to you as an exec? (2:48 ) When was the last time your board challenged you as CEO? (5:38 ) How can non-execs challenge execs, without compromising trust? (7:05 ) How have you and the board of the Design Museum got comfortable that your 550m transformation project won’t overrun? (8:52 ) Could you distill Amazon’s ways of working and how they might apply to boards? (12:33 ) Can non-execs help instil good judgement in execs? (18:46 ) What are the other ways in which non-execs can materially impact their organisations? (25:12 ) How should board members be thinking about AI? (28:44 ) What can board members do to better undertake their environmental responsibilities? (32:44 ) ⚡The Lightning Round ⚡(35:11 ) Audience Q&A (40:57

Host: Oliver Cummings
Producer: Will Felton
Music: Kate Mac
Audio: Nick Kold
Email: podcast@nurole.com
Web: https://www.nurole.com/nurole-podcast-enter-the-boardroom

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102. Dr. Douglas Gurr, ex Amazon China President - How boards add most value to CEOs: forecasting, challenge, ways of working, the environment and AI

102. Dr. Douglas Gurr, ex Amazon China President - How boards add most value to CEOs: forecasting, challenge, ways of working, the environment and AI

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