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124. Malcolm John: How to get board roles and what boards get wrong about racial diversity

124. Malcolm John: How to get board roles and what boards get wrong about racial diversity

Update: 2025-05-28
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Malcolm John is Founder and CEO of Action for Trustee Racial Diversity, a trustee at the Association of Chairs, and former Vice-Chair of Anti-Slavery International. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: What was your journey to the boardroom? (2:23 ) How do you add value to boards? (7:00 ) How do you gain confidence in the boardroom? (9:53 ) How do you make someone feel welcome on a board? (15:21 ) What are the lows of your non-executive journey? (17:28 ) How much time should you allocate to board roles? (20:15 ) What is the current state of racial diversity on UK boards? (22:51 ) What are the most common mistakes organisations make when trying to improve ethnic diversity on their boards? (31:20 ) How do you ensure diverse board members feel valued on boards? (33:35 ) And ⚡The Lightning round ⚡(42:34 )

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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124. Malcolm John: How to get board roles and what boards get wrong about racial diversity

124. Malcolm John: How to get board roles and what boards get wrong about racial diversity

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