What makes an effective leader and what makes for a good board? Should executives and directors run for the hills or can leadership roles be fulfilling? These are some themes I’ve been mulling over, spurred by recent questions from Women on Boards (WOB) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT). As a longtime WOB member, I was delighted to be asked by their team to share my governance perspectives and experiences as part of WOB’s 20-year anniversary celebrations. The WOB

As part of my board appointment to Australian University Sport I recently attended a two day university sport sector conference. I knew I would learn a lot about the sports education environment, gain valuable perspective on the organisation’s challenges and opportunities, meet some interesting folk across the sector and get to know my board colleagues. I didn’t anticipate, though, how stimulating, refreshing, strategic and more broadly relevant (to my other board roles and f