In this podcast Sharon Constançon, CEO of Genius Boards, offers advice for company secretaries and governance professionals on managing the challenges they face in their role, from gaining feedback and stretching themselves to learning tactics to avoid becoming overwhelmed. Sharon advises compartmentalising the noise of the role to gain control of it. She describes how to handle the inevitable left hook and the value of being the trusted expert who absorbs panic rather than creating it. Sharon highlights the power of conversation initiated by the governance professional to fix a broken relationship, as well as discussing how to own up to a mistake and how to avoid being seen as a ‘blocker’.

In this podcast Daniel Roach, Senior Technical Lead at Company Matters, discusses the latest developments in ESG reporting.

In this podcast Susan Stenson, a partner at Independent Audit, discusses the impact that environment, social and governance (ESG) issues are having in the boardroom. She outlines the importance of linking these areas back to the overall purpose and strategy of the organisation to enable directors to understand which issues they should focus on and how they should communicate their approach to their stakeholders. Susan outlines how governance lays the foundations for a strong response to ESG issues from boards of directors. She also argues that if the board is honest about how it has decided its ESG priorities, its approach is much more likely to be successful.

In this podcast, Andrew Horbury, Director at the School of International Financial Services, talks through the fundamentals of cryptocurrencies, NFTs, decentralised finance and the blockchain.

Welcome to The Chartered Governance Institute - Bailiwick of Jersey branch, established in the early 1980's. We provide support to the Institute's members and students in Jersey.

About the Chartered Governance Institute, leading good governance since 1891. CGI's qualifications are universally respected and internationally recognised.

Welcome to The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland, Barbados branch. We provide support to the Institute's members and students in Barbados and St Lucia.

Welcome to the home of The Chartered Governance Institute, Cayman Islands Branch. We provide support to the Institute's members and students in the Cayman Islands and the USA.