122. Dorothy Burwell: Communications in the boardroom - exerting non-exec influence and building trust with management teams
Description
Dorothy Burwell is a Partner at FGS Global, NED at Post Holdings, and Pennon plc. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: What key lessons as a comms exec have shaped the way you act as a board member? (2:13 ) How did you navigate merging four founder-led businesses together at FGS? (4:21 ) How quickly should changes occur post-merger? (11:17 ) What advice do you give to an executive team going through a merger? (12:54 ) How do you discover the culture of an organisation? (13:40 ) How has your experience at ‘Which?’ shaped your approach to comms in the boardroom? (15:42 ) What are the cultural differences between a US and UK board? (20:02 ) How do you deal with crisis comms? (22:18 ) What are the classic comms errors you see boards making? (24:55 ) How can organisations surface and escalate crises more rapidly? (27:10 ) How should boards manage political shifts around things like D&I? (31:56 ) Should boards be politically active? (34:45 )How did you transition from pro bono to paid board roles?? (40:44 ) And the ⚡The Lightning round ⚡(43:02 )
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
United States
